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'"He did deal with an injury that prolonged it. I think he's back full now," Granato said with Jeremy White and Joe DiBiase. "Just in the last couple of weeks, maybe the last five games, he's actually been a full go, where he's got full mobility and mechanics are back to normal. So I do think we will see a surge. I think there's high potential for a surge for him right now."' … [Read more...] about Granato on Thompson: ‘I think we will see a surge’

'For the last two games, he’s been paired with veteran Erik Johnson, and it has seemed to work.' … [Read more...] about Owen Power seems to be responding well to fewer minutes played

'For the first time in over two calendar months, the blue and gold bunched consecutive wins together thanks to their 3-1 win tonight over the Penguins inside PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Penguins, begin 2024 with consecutive wins

'Not only did Luukkonen stop three clean breakaways, he did it against Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel and Rickard Rakell. Another huge save for the 24-year-old was when he came across on another Penguins power and just got his glove on a Crosby one-timer.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Luukkonen steals the show in a win against Pittsburgh

'"It’s really cool. It’s something you dream about when you’re a kid, and it’s something you are really proud of," said Dahlin following Thursday's 6-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin thrilled to be NHL All-Star once again

'2022 first-round pick Noah Ostlund and 2023 second-round pick Anton Wahlberg both came up short of a gold medal, earning a silver medal in a 6-2 loss to the United States in the Gold Medal Game.' … [Read more...] about Three Sabres prospects earn medals at 2024 World Junior Championship

'Visiting the Canadiens on Thursday night, one might say the Sabres overstayed their welcome to the tune of a 6-1 final inside the Bell Centre.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hammer the Canadiens

'Levi was spectacular starting right away when Brendan Gallagher was allowed to cut in on him alone. After that, he absolutely robbed Jesse Ylonen not once, but twice right on the goal line.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Levi was at his best in his first homecoming to Montreal

'“There’s more flow to the practices when there’s two goalies, so that’s probably the biggest thing because we’ve had a pretty even rotation otherwise (in games), so practice probably is the biggest thing.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalies have different thoughts and having just two goalies in practice

'"There's no question you need a streak, and we need to put that together," said Granato on Wednesday during his weekly appearance on the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on WGR. "There's always the urgency. I think the challenge and benefit is if you think about the top perennial teams over the last seven, eight, nine years, they're getting older, and they're starting to come down. … [Read more...] about Granato excited to have lineup continuity

'"Seth and I have been close for years and we’ve run teams very similar and we talk a lot and even in [training] camp, a lot of the head coaching responsibilities I would delegate to Seth when he’s here, so it’s just natural and that’s the point, keep everything the same and Seth’s in the routine as a head coach, so he knows all the details and the things you’ve got to think … [Read more...] about Granato returns to Sabres after an illness

'A day after defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime on home ice, the Sabres had, yet, another chance to start stacking some wins together. It was to no avail, as the Ottawa Senators stomped them to the tune of a 5-1 final at Canadian Tire Centre in Canada's capital.' … [Read more...] about Sabres end 2023 with dud in Ottawa

‘ The Sabres are near the league leaders in giving up odd numbered situations and Saturday it was worse than ever. Yes, Buffalo outshot Ottawa 46-31, but it was another example of the Sabres making a bad goaltender look like Dominik Hasek. Anton Forsberg was good, but he saw most of the shots and didn’t have to face enough rebounds.’ … [Read more...] about The Sabres consistently disappoint as they end 2023 with another loss

'Buffalo outshot Columbus 12-7 in the opening period but trailed on the score sheet thanks to a goal late in the frame. Damon Severson was able to follow up his original shot from the slot to convert his rebound chance. Severson's fourth goal of the season gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead with :12.1 remaining in the first.' … [Read more...] about Sabres battle back for OT win against Columbus

'Before I get too far into this, I want to talk about how good Luukkonen was in this game. He made big saves at the big times getting his first win since Nov. 27 in New York against the Rangers. Luukkonen looked like the goalie he was before he got sick and the Sabres really need him to be that.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Jeff Skinner calls game as the Sabres beat Columbus in overtime