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'"We continue to push and press for more traffic at the net, more direct players going to the net, greater shot mentality. Those are things that are tangible, physical things you can pluck out on video that are real strong indicators of aggressive play, assertive play," said Granato during his weekly Tuesday appearance on the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on WGR. "You tend to push that … [Read more...] about Granato knows Sabres can score, just haven’t found that part of their game yet

'Once again, the Buffalo Sabres fell behind early and were not able to overcome their deficit, losing 3-1 to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres finish homestand with loss to Montreal

'The Sabres weren’t as good defensively on Monday as they were on Saturday, but they were OK and when they did break down, Eric Comrie made some good saves. They also covered up for each other to take two huge scoring chances away from the Canadiens on breakaways. They can thank Mattias Samuelsson and Zemgus Girgensons for that.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres allow Jake Allen to steal the show

'It took until nearly three minutes remaining in the second periofd for either side to score, but Buffalo was able to break through first. Jeff Skinner scored his second goal in the last three games to give the Sabres a 1-0 lead. Casey Mittlestadt made the pass that helped create the score, he received the lone assist.' … [Read more...] about Sabres overpower Islanders for home win

'The proof is on the ice. They’ve won two of five games and in both wins, they were excellent on defense. They gave up very few chances and converted good defense into speed and offensive chances.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres played the game that they are capable of and beat the Islanders on Saturday

'"I’m comfortable playing center and wing, so I’m not too worried about it," said Cozens following Friday's practice. "I’m excited to go back there and to play with Tage and 'Greenie', but when we get back into the defensive zone, it’s whoever is back plays center anyways. It’s not going to be too much different."' … [Read more...] about Granato makes some line changes, putting Cozens on wing

'Calgary was able to score just over a minute into the game and never trailed.' … [Read more...] about Sabres held in check by Calgary

'“We’re tied 2-2 with a minute left in the second and we give up a breakaway and an odd man rush. Then we give up a 4-on-2 two minutes into the third, so we won’t win in the long run because that takes a five man commitment on the ice to do it right and I think sometimes, that comes with going through those lumps because sometimes to have success, you’ve got to learn those … [Read more...] about Johnson knows exactly what it’s going to take for this team to win games

'One of the other exciting young talents on the team is goaltender Devon Levi, who has started the Sabres first three games of the season, and Adams had this to say on the future and present for Levi. “I’m excited about Devon(Levi), where he’s at right now and obviously where we think he can continue to grow and get to.”' … [Read more...] about Adams excited at what the team has seen from Devon Levi

'"It’s been a huge focus for us," said Tuch following Wednesday's practice. "We were terrible last year, it's plain and simple. We were a really bad penalty kill last year. It was something we really focused on during camp, because we wanted to improve on it. We couldn’t get any worse on it, in our eyes, so we thought it could be easy adjustments.' … [Read more...] about Sabres have been much improved on penalty kill

'Buffalo was able to control the puck for the entire overtime period and eventually were able to secure the game-winning goal. Dylan Cozens first goal of the season was the difference in the game and one-goal victory over Tampa Bay.' … [Read more...] about Sabres able to top Tampa Bay in overtime

'The Sabres were the better team throughout, but they over passed the puck, declining to shoot on a struggling goaltender. That allowed Tampa Bay to hang around and get a point that Buffalo would’ve preferred they didn’t get.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres earn their first win of the season with an overtime victory

'"We're 0-2 to start, but I don't see it as any bad thing at all," said Granato during his Tuesday appearance on the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on WGR. "We've shown massive growth since a year ago. I think it's just a matter of time before we get in sync here and get moving."' … [Read more...] about Granato looks to unlock offensive depth

'The Sabres opened against two very defensive teams that like to clog up the neutral zone. The veteran winger says there’s still a lot of hockey to be played.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need to get top-two lines going

'With 6:20 to go in regulation, the Islanders found the scoresheet again. A controversial play saw forward Casey Cizikas re-direct a point shot with what was a deflection dangerously close to being a high-stick. The Sabres challenged the play, but instead for offside. The call on the ice stood upon further review.' … [Read more...] about Sabres comeback falls short against Islanders