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'If that's the asking price for Rick Nash, Kane would be a more attractive trade piece. Kane and Nash both have 16 goals this season, but Kane has 10 more assists, and is 7 years younger. Not to mention that Nash has a $7.8 million cap hit this year, and Kane's is just $5.25 million. Another advantage for the Sabres is Kane's lack of a no movement clause. The Sabres can trade … [Read more...] about Dreger: “Rick Nash might complicate things for the Sabres”

'This time it is Sam Reinhart's turn to get in on the goal parade. His 11th of the season, and it comes at the perfect time after the Isles had just tied the game on the power play. It is also his third point of the night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hold on for 4-3 win over Islanders

'"It;s a game like this you need to constantly win. We unfortunately sat back a little much in the third [period], and they came at us with speed."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Islanders

'For the game, the line combined for three goals and four assists for seven points. Eichel had a goal and an assist in 17:41 of work. Eichel had five shots on goal and won six of nine faceoffs. Reinhart had a goal and two assists in 15:03 of playing time. Reinhart had two shots. Rodrigues played 11:04 picking up a goal and an assist. He had two shots on goal.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres new line shows immediate chemistry

'Phil Housley said, "It's tough, speaking to the doctors it's three to four weeks now, so it's difficult, but it gives other guys opportunity to get back in the lineup."' … [Read more...] about The Sabres lose McCabe for three-to-four weeks

'You’ve all heard the cliché that you make your own breaks. Josh Gorges said, “I think when you really look at it, it’s the percentages, it’s a percentage game. If you spend more time in the offensive zone, get more traffic at the goalie, more shots, more second chance opportunities, you’re going to create those bounces. Yes, some of it is luck, but you create that luck by … [Read more...] about Why do the Sabres have such little puck luck?

'Time certainly moves quickly. We're coming up on 4 years since Sam Reinhart was selected 2nd overall by the Sabres in the 2014 NHL Draft. It took Reinhart a year to become a regular in the NHL, and he's put up some decent numbers as a young player. This year he has regressed. To the point where there have been several reports saying that teams have inquired about his … [Read more...] about How Sam Reinhart compares with his draft class

'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