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'Ryan O'Reilly tied the game with just seconds to go in regulation, but an overtime goal by Adam Henrique lifted the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 win over the Sabres on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Ducks defeat Sabres 4-3 in OT

'"I really can't pinpoint it. I feel like there's been a lot of different instances this year in overtime where we've either had some type of collapse defensively or haven't made the smartest play with the puck. It's trouble. You only have three guys out there and a goalie. If you make a big time mistake, it usually ends up in the back of your net."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Ducks

'Nolan says it is not an obligation to visit First Nation reservations, he said he really enjoys it, “Yes definitely, we do a lot of that in the summer with my family and we treat it almost like a vacation. The fact that we talk to these kids and share our story and hopefully motivate some of them.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Nolan glad to be a part of Hockey is for Everyone

'The tank didn’t fix all the Sabres problems.' … [Read more...] about The Tank Didn’t ____

'The players on this team are frustrated. They have said many times that they all say the right things, but nothing changes, so why is that? Why can’t the players on this team follow through with what they say? Eichel said, “The accountability, that’s important and for us, you need to get to that point that if you’re going to get up and say something, you need to back up your … [Read more...] about The Sabres are back to practice trying to figure out their own arena

'This is another good period for Buffalo, but there really hasn't been a ton of action in the game. This has been as non-descript of a game as you could think of, but Buffalo is playing a good game. These are two teams that are playing sound defense and as this game moves along, I have a feeling this will turn into a defensive snoozer.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out by Blues 1-0

'There was one habit that they didn’t break and that was passing up open shots through the circle to pass to covered guys. Not a one of those attempts worked. Phil Housley said he was very unhappy with the amount of shots they passed up. He wants them to have a much better shot mentality.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres upped their passion for the game against the Blues

'"We passed up way too many opportunities. If we want to score 5-on-5, we have to get pucks to the net. It could've gone either way, but we still have to bring a great effort."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blues

'“I don’t think about it, scoring goals is the last thing that’s on my mind, I just go out there and try to defend and not give up much and if you can chip in offensively, you chip in, if you can’t, you can’t.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Pominville knows he’s still contributing despite a long goals slump

'Larsson received a match penalty for the hit. The Department of Player Safety said that in his hearing, Larsson argued that he was not aiming for Trocheck’s head. The NHL acknowledged that the stick did ride up Trocheck’s shoulder pad, but it rode up and made solid contact with Trocheck’s head.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Larsson suspended for two games

'The Panthers look like the fresher team early. They are trying to take the play to Buffalo and forcing the play in the Sabres' zone.' … [Read more...] about Panthers double up Buffalo 4-2

'If you look at that quote, that’s the problem here in Buffalo. The Sabres are not a good team, but they also rarely entertain. Fans and visiting players comment all the time how quiet it is here and that’s because there’s nothing to cheer about.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres need an identity to get their fans back

'"Those couple penalties that we let them capitalize on sort of broke open the game there in the first. We can't take that many penalties."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Panthers

'Botterill's biggest challenge will be building the team to be competitive as fast as possible going forward, which has been done recently by other teams, "You seen situations in Colorado and New Jersey where they've been able to turn it around fairly quickly. It's something that were certainly striving for. How our younger players come through the ranks here, how quickly they … [Read more...] about Botterill – “Its tough to predict, there is a lot of discussion right now”

'Scoring goals can get into your head. I think it can happen when the puck is going in and also when it’s not. Kane said, “Confidence obviously helps, especially when things are going in, you’re feeling good about things and when it’s not, you’ve just got to keep your confidence because if that goes, it can really prolong things and other parts of your game can suffer too, so … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kane trying to figure out his slump