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'Because of the injury that landed Comrie on Injured Reserve, the Sabres called up Luukkonen from the Rochester Americans. However, his first outing on Saturday was another rough night for the team, as they allowed two power play goals and a shorthanded goal in a 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.' … [Read more...] about Granato open to Luukkonen earning a spot in Buffalo

'Kevyn Adams spoke before practice on Monday and he said, “He’s a guy that we look at as a young player, high speed, high skill level, can make plays at a high pace, high character. I had one report back to me saying he’s an elite human being and those are the type of people we want in this organization, so we just felt like it was the right type of opportunity for us to add … [Read more...] about Kevyn Adams likes what Tyson Jost can bring to Sabres

'The opening period couldn't have gone much worse for the Sabres, who found themselves down 3-0 after 20 minutes of play. Leafs captain John Tavares (powerplay), forward Calle Jarnkrok and defenseman Mark Giordano (short-handed) all netted goals against Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, making his second debut for Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose eighth in a row in Toronto

'The Buffalo Sabres are playing with no confidence, no passion, they’re losing battles on a regular basis, they’re not willing to be around the net all that often and their practice habits are slipping.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres cave in and lose their eighth straight game

'Jost’s career-high in goals came in his first full NHL season when he had 12. The next season, he had a career-high 26 points in 70 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres claim Tyson Jost off waivers from Wild

'Luukkonen has played well in Rochester, but his numbers don’t show it because he had back-to-back games where he gave up 11 goals in less than two games of work. Luukkonen knows he needed to rebound from those two games, “There was a couple of games which I was not too happy about, but overall I think I’ve been able to help the team win and that’s the most important thing,”' … [Read more...] about Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen looking forward to getting some NHL games

'Luukkonen’s numbers went sideways in late October when he gave up five goals to the Syracuse Crunch and in his next game was pulled after 47:15 giving up six goals to the Laval Rocket.' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen gets called up for the injured Comrie

'The Buffalo Sabres picked up where they left off at home, and it wasn't anything positive to start their road trip with. For the seventh-straight game, the blue and gold were on the wrong end of the final score; this time, it was a 4-1 decision in favor of the Senators inside Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.' … [Read more...] about Winless streak hits seven for Sabres

'Whether it was problems entering the zone, passing too much without getting a shot off, or even killing your own power play by taking a stupid penalty, the Sabres seemed to hit all the wrong buttons in this game.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres’ losing streak extends to seven in loss to Ottawa

'The Canucks converted on a pair of power play chances to expand their lead to three goals, 5-2. J.T. Miller scored the first of the two goals almost immediately off of an offensive zone faceoff win. Just over a minute later, Bo Horvat converted on a turnover for his 14th score of the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to complete comeback against Vancouver

'The first two periods, especially the first 20 minutes, were an absolute disgrace by the Sabres. They showed no awareness whatsoever, as the Canucks were open in the slot for easy goals. Buffalo just had no idea that the opponent was standing in high-danger scoring areas by themselves.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Being outworked while on losing streak is unacceptable

'Two of the five goals in this game, one could make an argument they should've been stopped by Anderson, while the other three were quality chances that are expected to go in on normal circumstances.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Too little, too late; Sabres lose sixth in-a-row to Canucks

'Sabres wingers Kyle Okposo and Jack Quinn missed practice on Monday. Okposo is day-to-day, while Quinn is being evaluated on Monday and isn’t likely to be available this week. Head coach Don Granato said one, maybe two forwards will be called up from Rochester on Monday.' … [Read more...] about Jack Quinn injured, won’t play this week

'The Sabres had a pair of power play chances in the second period, but were unable to capitalize. Instead, Bergeron cashed in on Boston's first power play opportunity of the period to tie the game 1-1 late in the frame. Ilya Lyubushkin was in the penalty box for roughing on the goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to find a way against Boston

'Thompson was able to score his second goal of the night by lifting his shot underneath the cross bar. The forward's 10th goal of the season brought Buffalo back within two goals, 5-3, midway through the third period. Jeff Skinner and Vinnie Hinostroza were credited with the assists.' … [Read more...] about Eichel’s offense leads Vegas to victory over Sabres