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'"It was probably one of the best times of my life," said Levi during his end-of-season press conference last month. "When I was here, I wasn’t looking at it like that. Obviously I knew how special it was, but I had a job to do. Looking back at the experience, it’s pretty surreal that this happened so fast, and that they just gave me the opportunity to play. I’m so grateful to … [Read more...] about Devon Levi took a lot away from seven games to close 2022-23 season

'"I saw a lot of growth from our team, and a lot of individual growth," said Tuch during his end-of-season press conference. "Obviously we came up short, as far as making the playoffs, but I thought we made really big steps in the right direction. I thought we made a lot of people in the City of Buffalo proud through our work ethic, our attitude and our emotion in this locker … [Read more...] about Alex Tuch expects more from himself, teammates moving forward

'“We need to keep getting better, and then the results will take care of themselves,” said Granato on Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Adams, Granato feel Sabres are on right path

'Okposo walked out of the Sabres locker-room not knowing what he wants to do with his career. He said, “I’m grateful and happy, I tried to grind, I tried to do what I can to help the team and to help this organization, help this franchise and help this city, so yes, my deal is done and I’ll take some time to think but the future, but if I were to walk away and be done, I left … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Okposo not committing to his future yet

'“The course of the season is very long and there’s games that we lost and carried it over into the next game and the next game and I think we turned one loss into three and it’s something that we now know as a group that, it’s not the end of the day when we lose a game and I think that’s going to be a big part moving into next season.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Thompson is angry, but ready to channel it in a positive way

'The Sabres roared back in a big way in the second period, as they responded with a run of three-consecutive goals to take a 3-1 edge in less than a six-minute span between goal No. one and three.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win season finale, 5-2 in Columbus

'Casey Mittelstadt netted the game-winning goal in overtime, while goalie Craig Anderson made 30 saves in, what ends up being, a win in his final NHL game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win home finale against Senators in overtime

'Yes, the Sabres ultimately fell short of reaching the playoffs, again. If you’re going to be a tough sell on buying in, I can’t say I blame you. Running the playoff drought to a dozen seasons can have that effect.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Thank you, Sabres

'"I’m extremely proud to be a part of this group." said Okposo following Tuesday's loss in New Jersey. "To see how far we’ve come, we’ve become a team."' … [Read more...] about Okposo: 2022-23 Sabres season ‘first time in a while we’ve become a team’

'Buffalo got a second goal to make it interesting in the late goings of regulation, and it came from an unlikely source. After circling the net looking for a partner, Tuch found Mattias Samuelsson for the defenseman's second goal of a strong season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres eliminated from playoff contention in New Jersey

'Buffalo gave the Devils all it had firing 38 shots at Vitek Vanecek, but the former Washington Capitals goaltender made quite a few great saves and kept the Sabres from staying alive.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The playoff race is over thanks to the Sabres loss in New Jersey

'“You coach much differently to situations and circumstances and when you're in game 32-42 of the season, ”Granato said on the “Jeremy White Show” “but now you can completely deplete a tank because there is not 50 more game left,”' … [Read more...] about Granato: Sabres now in a sprint to make playoffs

'Coupled with a regulation loss by the New York Islanders and an overtime loss by the Florida Panthers, the Sabres managed to stay alive in their chase for a Wild Card spot with three games remaining in the regular season schedule. After Monday's results, Buffalo trails the Panthers by five points, sits four points back of the Islanders, and three points back of the Pittsburgh … [Read more...] about Sabres’ playoff hopes remain alive following shootout win over Rangers

'Granato really leaned on his best players hard. Rasmus Dahlin played 30:40, Mattias Samuelsson 28:19, Henri Jokiharju 25:56 and Owen Power 25:37. That kept Ilya Lyubushkin (7:47) and Riley Stillman (6:30) seated for most of the game. Those two played two shifts in the third period and overtime. Alex Tuch played 23:33 while Granato went to three lines.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres never gave up and overcame a third period deficit to stave off playoff elimination

'Anderson won the award back in the 2016-17 season as a member of the Ottawa Senators. Don Luce (1974-75) and Pat LaFontaine (1994-94) also won the Masterton Trophy as members of the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Craig Anderson selected as Sabres’ nominee for Bill Masterton Trophy