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'"We didn't work hard enough and bear down to beat [Price], and they capitalized on the few chances they had. We were all over them, especially in the second and third period."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Canadiens

'Give some credit to the Buffalo defense early on tonight. They have kept Connor McDavid in check to this point. He had one opportunity cutting through slot in the offensive zone, but never was really in a position to control the play.' … [Read more...] about Sabres defeat Edmonton 3-1

'"I thought we had a solid effort for 60 minutes today. We stuck to what we talked about, and it gave us the result we wanted."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Oilers

'"He's still eligible to play, and it will be something that we look at with just how he performs over the next couple of weeks here," Botterill said. "From my perspective, I've always believed that the World Juniors is a great opportunity for young players to challenge themselves. It's always a great honor to represent your country, and challenge yourself against your fellow … [Read more...] about Nylander not focused on World Juniors right now

'"We're excited about our starts in the minors, especially from the prospects. Our team needs to get better. There's so much hockey to be played. We have to continue to improve our young players, whether it's Jack or Rasmus, they're young players that can improve daily."' … [Read more...] about Jason Botterill excited about the prospects

'Nelson did not get into a game after his call up.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send Nelson back to Rochester

'So much for the good start by the blue and gold.' … [Read more...] about Minnesota holds off Sabres 5-4

'"We got a pretty good start but, again, we get the first goal and hand them a few opportunities. [Minnesota] capitalized on them... again we handed them some opportunities. We had a push at the end but you're not going to win games when you're always pushing and trying to come back in games. We have to find a way to be more consistent."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Wild

'“The number one thing is we gotta try to stay healthy,” Housley said with Howard Simon and Jeremy White Wednesday morning on WGR. “Obviously we haven’t had our top-six guys in the lineup, and with guys playing a little bit higher and getting opportunities, it’s taken its toll on our team. We really haven’t had our true lineup for an extended period of time.”' … [Read more...] about Housley: We have to ‘take advantage of our practices’

'With the 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic closing in, the Buffalo Sabres have unveiled their jersey for the game on January 1, 2018 from Citi Field in Queens, NY.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unveil jerseys for 2018 Winter Classic

'"It's just a mindset. It's a matter of being ready from the start, knowing that we don't have the luxury of taking off a period, taking off five minutes or having dips in the game. It's gotta be a consistent effort and mindset throughout the game," Gorges said following practice on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres looking find some consistency in their game

'The Sabres are staring at another game under 30 shots on goal. At this point I would like to see them shoot the puck from anywhere and everywhere in the offensive zone. Quantity over quality has to be the strategy.' … [Read more...] about Sabres comeback falls short, lose 3-2 to Columbus

'"I know we're capable of playing like that. Not just tonight, in the third period, but over the course of the year. We haven't been able to put it together consistently through the course of a game. It's a mindset; it's an attitude. We scored two goals tonight, but we didn't get our first one until the 10-minute mark of the third period."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blue Jackets

'This game is the definition of vanilla. Almost nothing happening this period, and both teams seem content.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall 3-1 to Carolina

'"We had some momentum in the third period, then we took too many penalties to start. That doesn't help. We did a good job to kill them off, but they still got momentum off that, kind of like the other night. We had our opportunities to score, and we didn't. When they [Carolina] had their opportunities, they buried them."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Hurricanes