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'"I wish, during my time here, it would have been the way it is now," said Kane after practice on Monday at KeyBank Center. "No one wants to lose consistently and have the building half empty. That's never fun. That's never what you want as a player, but at the same time, I'm happy with where I am and I'm enjoying my time in San Jose. So far it's been fantastic."' … [Read more...] about Sharks’ Kane wishes things were different while in Buffalo

'The shootout lasted into seven rounds before Buffalo would get the better of Howard and the Red Wings. Sam Reinhart scored the game-winning goal in the shootout after Ullmark made a save in the seventh round.' … [Read more...] about Sabres extend win streak to nine, defeat Detroit 3-2 in shootout

'One observation I want to pass on is the work that Kyle Okposo puts into each and every shift. In this game his motor was in high gear and he never stopped or gave up on a play. This is something I’ve seen from him in almost every game.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres get a different hero every night

'"It's pretty easy [to feel like I'm improving] with the way the team is playing. We're having great success and when that happens your individual success goes up as well, so I'm just focusing on helping the team in any way possible."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Red Wings

'Buffalo held the puck in the offensive zone the entire power play, leading to Skinner's second goal of the game. The game-winning goal came during a scramble in front of the net giving the Sabres the win.' … [Read more...] about Skinner scores twice to lead Sabres 3-2 OT win over Montreal

'Pilut played five seasons in the SHL before coming over. He’s glad he did that and didn’t come over to North America too early, “I think it’s an advantage to have that with me here, to play against pro players and get the feeling of it before you take off is pretty big.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Pilut hopes his time in the AHL translates to the NHL

'"I don't think I've ever won eight straight, so that's a good thing. I think you try and produce offensively to help the team win. For me, as long as it's contributing to wins, I think it's a good feeling and we want to try and keep it going."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Canadiens

'Jeff Skinner scored his 15th goal of the season with less than four minutes gone in the opening stanza, giving Buffalo a 1-0 lead. Jason Pominville assisted on the game's first goal. Almost a minute and a half later Tage Thompson scored his second goal in as many games, making it a 2-0 Sabres' lead. Vladimir Sobotka and Kyle Okposo were credited with assists on the score.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win seventh in a row, defeat Flyers 5-2

'When the Flyers were here last season the crowd was littered with Flyers sweaters. This season, they were few and far between in the packed house. Montreal and Toronto fans will always be here, be the Buffalo fans have reclaimed their building.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres have reclaimed their fans

'"That was a really cool feeling, even after that first shift where Skins almost pulled one home, the crowd was into it right away and that's always fun to be a part of. I think that jump started us, got us going."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room – Sabres – Flyers

'The Sabres already have a good amount of salary tied up in forwards. Next season they already have over $31 million committed to the front end. That includes six forwards costing over a $3 million cap hit (Eichel, Okposo, Berglund, Reinhart, Sobotka, Sheary). Skinner and Jason Pominville are unrestricted free agents, while Johan Larsson, Zemgus Girgensons, Remi Elie, Evan … [Read more...] about Dreger: Sabres & Skinner won’t have contract talks until mid-season

'"We are finding ways to win. We stick through it for a full-60 [minutes], and there's no give up in the team. It's definitely fun. I know we've struggled in past years, so I know all the downs. At this point and moment, you don't want to get too high emotionally with this win streak. You just have to keep going."' … [Read more...] about Girgensons is happy to be part of a winning team

'Casey Mittelstadt completed the comeback at 11:12 of the 3rd, snapping a Kyle Okposo pass by DeSmith and under the crossbar, part of a final period that saw 18 shots from the Sabres and 9 for Pittsburgh. In overtime, it took Eichel 45 seconds to cap the win with his 5th goal of the season and first since October 30. DeSmith got a piece of Eichel's blast, but the puck trickled … [Read more...] about Another comeback for the Sabres results in 5-4 OT win

'The Sabres had four tough games against four tough opponents, with three of them on the road and they took eight of eight points. That's beyond anything I had imagined.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres don’t know how to give up

'"First two periods I thought we tried to take it to them. In the 3rd, we played scared to lose, not to win. They're a good hockey team. We got to do for 60 minutes. In the third period I thought we were just getting rid of pucks, weren't forechecking too well, letting them set their breakout up and they played the whole period in our zone. It's frustrating. We'll work on it."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Penguins