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'Things went south in the second period, but it really wasn’t Hutton’s fault. On the Blues first goal, Robert Thomas was allowed to just stand there and get two or three pokes at the puck before it went in. Hutton had already made a big save on Vince Dunn.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Hutton didn’t have the result he wanted out of the holiday break

'"Obviously it's not an easy day for us in terms of traveling and getting here. But I think that as a group we should've been a bit more mature about the situation and gave ourselves a better chance to win."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blues

'Jeanneret, who began broadcasting for the Sabres in 1971, is scheduled to work 42 games this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret ‘resting and doing well’

'The Sabres scored in the first period and never looked back in their 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out Anaheim 3-0

'"I think it's always good to go into the break on a win. You don't want to go in with a bad taste in your mouth and wait a long time to play again."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Ducks

'Jeanneret was responsive before getting onto the stretcher, but no further details are available. Sabres Vice President of Media Relations Chris Bandura assured me that when he gets some information on how Jeanneret is, he will pass it on.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Rick Jeanneret takes ill and was taken to the hospital from the game on Saturday

'Ristolainen's point shot with 22.6 seconds to play proved to be the best chance on the powerplay for the Sabres, as yet again with bodies in front, Holtby stood tall to deny Buffalo of the game-tying goal.' … [Read more...] about Capitals double up Sabres 2-1 in D.C.

'Teams make travel as easy and comfortable as possible. They fly on charter aircrafts which means they avoid the hustle and bustle of the airport terminals. They also stay in luxury hotels as dictated by the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Hutton said now that his mom has been a part of things, she’s on to him, “Now that she’s seen it, I don’t think she’s going to care too … [Read more...] about The Sabres enjoy having their moms with them on the road

'This is the first time that young captain Jack Eichel has had to deal with something like this and he said he and the players in the room can’t be focusing on it, “It’s not really in our hands. There are other people in our organization that are dealing with the situation, so in terms of the focus of the guys in the room, it’s on the task at hand which is our game tomorrow … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel said Berglund has not been a distraction

'Andy Strickland from FOX Sports Midwest reported on Tuesday that trade interest surrounding Berglund was picking up, but with the NHL's holiday roster freeze set to take place at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, that might have had some influence with this decision.' … [Read more...] about Berglund placed on unconditional waivers

'"The agreement prior to the start of the year was that they'd allow Jeff Skinner to get comfortable to the Buffalo Sabres, and the Sabres would get comfortable with Jeff Skinner. Well obviously, they're comfortable with each other," Dreger said. "This guy is scoring at a torrid pace with 25 goals right now. He's always been a high chance guy. We could see that when he was with … [Read more...] about Dreger: There’s ‘mutual interest’ between Skinner and the Sabres to get an extension done

'Trailing 2-1 through 40 minutes of play, the Florida Panthers scored four unanswered goals in the final period to beat the Buffalo Sabres at Key Bank Center on Tuesday 5-2. Two of the Florida goals came courtesy of Evgenii Dadonov, one on a penalty shot and the other an empty netter, part of a three-point night for Dadonov. The win marks the Panthers' seventh straight victory … [Read more...] about Panthers ride big 3rd period to 5-2 win over Sabres

'Buffalo killed off three Florida power plays and did an excellent job sacrificing the body. After 40 minutes the Sabres had killed off 21 straight penalties, but that ended to start the third.' … [Read more...] about The Panthers Luongo steals another one in Buffalo

'What the difference was in the loss: "Maybe our puck managment wasn't there, but I don't think our desperation was there. Florida was definitely desperate and played well in their own end, and I don't think we out-worked them. Give them credit for having a good third period, because we weren't good enough."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Panthers

'Jason Botterill would not get into specifics when further pressed about Berglund. Elliotte Friedman of Sportnet has reported that the root of the problem could be a No-Trade/ No-Movement clause issue Berglund had at the time of the trade that sent him to Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Jason Botterill: “You want to have more depth scoring up front”