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'“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

'Okposo was in some pain, but popped up because he doesn’t believe in laying on the ice. In my mind, that shouldn’t matter. We hate when players embellish, but the league encourages that with plays like these. Okposo said. “I don’t like that, since you were a kid you get taught don’t stay on the ice, it’s not my style, I’ve never been one to stay down, but if you stay down and … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Okposo not happy with the Hall hit from behind

'This has been as non-descript of a period as you could have here tonight. Outside of the shots on the power play, Buffalo has not done much with their possessions in the offensive zone.' … [Read more...] about Sabres score late, New Jersey holds on for 3-1 win

'The team put so much passion in their work out west, but it looked like it was gone at home. The crowd was once again silent because there was really nothing to cheer about. Just another typical home game in Sabreland.' … [Read more...] about The home losing continues for the Sabres

'"It's tough. We want to bring that hockey that we showed that we can play out west to this arena for our fans [to see]. You guys saw that we can play that way, and we see it too. We need to bring that for our fans and for this city."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Devils

'Eichel loved playing the 3-on-3 format, but there was one thing that he really enjoyed from the weekend, “It was nice to just hangout with the guys during the skills competition and get to know some players that you don’t know and spend some time with the league’s best and guys I’ve looked up to my whole life.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel is back from a fun All-Star weekend

'Jack Eichel is the league’s second star. Eichel led the NHL with two goals and three assists for five points in the three wins out west. Eichel scored the overtime game-winner in Calgary on Tuesday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel and Lehner earn league honors

'Eichel scored the game-winning goal for the Atlantic Division in their first game against the Metropolitan Division, and added two assists.' … [Read more...] about Eichel shows off his skills in Tampa Bay

'The recovery time for that is four-to-six months. He’s expected to be ready for the start of next season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Bogosian is facing hip surgery