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'"You certainly don't want to think about not being in the playoffs, at any point during the season, especially down the stretch the last two weeks when you're fighting for a spot," said Granato on Wednesday when he joined the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on WGR. "After the fact, it takes a while, and it will take a while to sink in. And there'll be a lot of different type of … [Read more...] about Granato reflects on Sabres missing playoffs once again

'Buffalo thought it had tied the score at one point, but another challenge prevented a goal. This time, it was Jack Quinn being denied a game-tying tally thanks to the puck being played by an earlier high-stick.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ playoff hopes officially end with loss to Dallas

'The 2023-24 season of Sabres hockey has been filled with inconsistency even with the team hovering around .500 for most of the year. While the Sabres have not let a losing streak extend beyond four games at any point this season, to this point, they have not been able to win more than three-straight games in a given stretch.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ playoff drought officially hits 13-consecutive seasons

'This team constantly has been in front of the opponents net. They made Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s life extremely difficult as he had to fight for every inch of ice he could get. I have never seen a team that is as good as this team is at tipping pucks in front of the net. That’s the No. 1 reason that the Sabres don’t score goals because I can count on one hand how many players on … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres playoff hopes ended in Dallas

'The home side opened the scoring on their first shot, less than a minute in. After some early opportunities for the Sabres following a forced turnover, forward Lucas Raymond came down and wired the opening goal past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen just 53-seconds in.' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop a crucial game in Detroit

'More than once the Sabres have gotten themselves back into the playoff race and each and every time, they buckled under the pressure.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres blow another chance when they were getting close to the playoffs

'“Being picked to be the guy is huge for me. I’ve worked a lot and it’s great because I love to be here in Buffalo."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Luukkonen is proud to be the Sabres nominee for the Bill Masterton Trophy

'It was a slow start for the Sabres offense to start the game, but after killing off an early Bowen Byram slashing penalty, Tage Thompson would give Buffalo the 1-0 lead midway through the first period.' … [Read more...] about Quinn scores twice in Sabres win over Flyers

'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stood on his head for the first nine minutes of the second period. He made save after save as the Flyers out worked the Sabres and when Noah Cates finally made it 1-1 at the 9:07 mark, Don Granato did something that he almost never does in the middle of a game, he called timeout. Granato watched his team being outshot 13-1 in the period and just watched … [Read more...] about Opinion: Luukkonen was the much better goalie to help the Sabres beat the Flyers

'This is Luukkonen's first nomination for the award, which comes after some struggles in net last season in a three-goalie rotation. The 2022-23 season saw Luukkonen play 33 games and record 17-11-4 record, a 3.61 goals-against average and an .892 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen selected as Sabres’ nominee for Bill Masterton Trophy

'They’ve now been together for six games, and Thompson has six goals and four assists for 10 points, Tuch has one goal and seven assists for eight points, and Peterka has seven goals and one assist for eight points.' … [Read more...] about Peterka starting to become staple with Thompson, Tuch

'JJ Peterka scored twice and picked up an assist on another goal to lead the way for Buffalo in their 6-2 win over the Capitals.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win big over Capitals

'It was the 0-for-18 Buffalo Sabres power play that helped them win the game as they went 2-for-2. Buffalo hadn’t netted a power play goal in seven games, but with the score 1-1 in the first period, JJ Peterka scored from an off angle to leave the period ahead 2-1.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres celebrated Jeff Skinner’s 1,000th NHL game with a 6-2 win over Washington

'"When he gets really emotional in the game and emotionally charged, he's into it with another player on the other team. The referees are barking at him, he is a tremendous leader in those moments. He senses, feels, and creates urgency within the game and guys around him feed off of that. That's probably when he's at his best from a leadership standpoint and then off the ice … [Read more...] about Granato highlights Skinner’s leadership impact with Sabres ahead of 1,000th NHL game

'"It’s pretty cool," said Skinner following practice. "I think, for me, it gives you a chance to reflect on everyone that’s helped you to get to this point. There’s going to be a lot of ceremony things going on, but we’ve still got to play the game and focus on the game. But it’s cool to look back and see the support."' … [Read more...] about Skinner looking forward to 1,000th NHL game on Tuesday