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'“He hasn’t been feeling well in the last 48 hours, and it took a turn for the worse last night," said Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams while taking questions before Saturday’s game. "When I talked with him this morning, right away he did not sound good, so the most important thing was making sure he was OK and taking care of him, so doctors got involved and they just wanted … [Read more...] about Adams expects Granato to be back by next week Thursday

'In Friday’s practice, Don Granato made a major change swapping the quarterbacks of the two units. Owen Power is now with Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, Jeff Skinner and Casey Mittelstadt while Rasmus Dahlin will run the power play with Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn, JJ Peterka and Zach Benson, Granato said,' … [Read more...] about The Sabres make a couple of big changes to the power play groups

'The Buffalo Sabres have reportedly placed forward Tyson Jost on waivers, as the team looks to make room for forward Zemgus Girgensons, who is returning from a stint on Injured Reserve for a lower-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres place center Tyson Jost on waivers

'Despite a strong start by Buffalo, it was the Bruins that struck first in the opening period. Mason Lohrei was able to come down from the blue line and convert on a rebound chance just over four minutes into the game to give Boston a 1-0 lead.' … [Read more...] about Special teams dooms Sabres against Boston

'The Sabres looked very rusty after having three days off from practices and games, but Boston had the same three days off and they didn’t look rusty at all.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: After 36 games, nothing has changed this season for the Sabres

'"Your psyche is key and when you feel you can't score, it's really hard. This is a tough league when you feel like you can't score and flip it when you feel like you can score you always feel like you're in the game you're ready for you're excited for that next shift, give me the puck, I can do it. Nobody fears a team that can score in this league. We're going to focus and be … [Read more...] about Granato: ‘When you feel like you can score, you always feel like you’re in the game’

'The Buffalo Sabres still cannot stack some wins together.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ roller coaster season continues with overtime loss to Rangers

'I wouldn’t say Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin was great in this game until the game went to overtime. The All-Star stopped Casey Mittelstadt on a clear cut breakaway and then stopped Mittelstadt again off a 2-on-1. Alex Tuch was wide open to pick up the rebound off that shot and was absolutely robbed by Shesterkin.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres had three golden opportunities to beat Rangers in overtime, stopped by Shesterkin in loss

'I thought all six defensemen played very well and they played in unison with the forwards as a five-man unit.' … [Read more...] about While Sabres scored nine goals against Toronto, it was good defense that paved way

'Jordan Greenway gave the Sabres an early lead, scoring in his return to the lineup just 2:27 into the game. Assists on the goal went to Connor Clifton and Zach Benson.' … [Read more...] about Sabres respond with huge win over Maple Leafs

'“Anytime you hear something like that from the home fans, it’s a reflection on us and how we play and we’re a very tight knit group in here and when somebody that’s in our locker-room every day that we truly care about is having that thrown at them, that’s not a good feeling for us and we wanted to do more than just say we had his back, we wanted to go out there and prove it … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin was very upset with what his coach has had to go through the last few days and he doesn’t think it’s right

'"I believe we are in a very challenging time right now," said Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams during an appearance on "Schopp and the Bulldog" on Thursday, as his team readied to play the Toronto Maple Leafs at KeyBank Center. "I do believe we have to stick together. We have to find solutions and continue to work and come out the other side. I do believe when we come out … [Read more...] about Adams believes Sabres will be stronger group when they ‘come out the other side’

'In a league where half of the teams make the playoffs, Buffalo even avoids making it by accident. The latest example of that came from a promising year that saw the Sabres come one point short of that goal last season.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Hockey Heaven?

'Skinner was back on a line with Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch and he said he felt good, but Don Granato thinks the next 24 hours will be important,' … [Read more...] about Jeff Skinner nearing return from upper-body injury

'The Buffalo Sabres scored first, but the Columbus Blue Jackets scored the next seven goals on their way to a 9-4 victory at KeyBank Center on Tuesday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres routed by Columbus