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'“As a coach and management, you can ruin that by overreacting to things, by not appreciating people or work that goes in. You can crush the opportunity for that," Granato said after Tuesday's practice. "Kevyn has really allowed us to have and create a family-type environment here.”' … [Read more...] about Players feel ‘like brothers’ as Sabres continue to grow

'Krebs also scored his second of the day in the third after a controversial goal call from the referees when the net came out of place to give the Sabres a 4-2 lead. This time, his goal was assisted by Dylan Cozens and Kyle Okposo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Maple Leafs outdoors in Hamilton, Ontario

'Pat Malacaro and I were broadcasting from the glass, and it gave me the opportunity to see the Sabres' bench close up. When Toronto scored, I didn’t see anybody hanging their heads. I saw energy, and I saw talking and communication.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres won the day at Heritage Classic

'Don Granato has been involved in one NHL outdoor game, but the novelty never wears off for coaches and players. He said, “When you walk off it really hits you after you had that practice and had that experience being outside again playing hockey."' … [Read more...] about The Sabres got to try out the outdoor ice before Sunday’s Heritage Classic.

'We made plenty of damn noise here for Eichel, before he showed up and we still did when he was here. We kept on finding reasons to make noise, even with an Eichel-led team that finished no higher than 23rd in the standings since the 2015-16 season and failed to get into an expanded playoff field in 2020.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: I’m salty, but I can admit it

'Jack Eichel made me and many Sabres fans that wanted to defend his legacy look like idiots. He undid it in just twenty seconds.' … [Read more...] about Locked On Sabres: Jack Eichel’s betrayal

'Thanks to goals from Peyton Krebs, Victor Olofsson and Alex Tuch, the Sabres prevail, 3-1, over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night at KeyBank Center. The win also marked career win No. 300 for goalie Craig Anderson, who stopped 30 of 31 shots faced in the victory.' … [Read more...] about Sabres defeat Vegas in Eichel’s return to Buffalo

'I can’t begin to tell you how much fun it was to have the fans so engaged in a hockey game. It might have been a good thing that the refs were awful because with every blown call, the fans got louder and louder.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Anderson, Krebs, Tuch steal show from Eichel

'Blame for that lies with both team and player. So my predominant feeling as the Sabres host Eichel and the Golden Knights is that I just want to get it over with.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Jack is back

'Eichel spent the first six years of his career in Buffalo. He feels he invested himself into the community and the franchise. He said he doesn’t have bad thoughts at all about his time here, “No bitterness no, none whatsoever. I had a phenomenal time here in Buffalo, lived out a childhood dream playing my first NHL game and the organization and the city was nothing but great … [Read more...] about Former Sabre Eichel has no bitterness towards the Sabres

'“As these players get better, the goal is to coach less and let the team take over,” Granato said.' … [Read more...] about Listen: Granato: We have to let go of results, but not lessons

'Buffalo erased Knight's chance at a shut out with a goal part way through the final period. It also snapped a lengthy streak for the team.' … [Read more...] about Montour helps Florida drop Sabres on Monday night

'I just don’t understand how any competitive athlete can sit there and watch their opponent embarrass them and then laugh at them. Until there’s enough pride to make sure that never happens, we’re not going to see the full resurrection of this organization.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Florida came in and embarrassed the Sabres and they pretty much just stood there and took it.

'It took until just about three minutes remaining in the second period for the scoreless tie to be broken. Anthanasiou scored his sixth goal of the season with a wrist shot into the top corner of the net. Mikey Anderson and Arthur Kaliyev received the assists on the game's first goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blanked by Los Angeles

'This season is Anderson’s first in Buffalo, but he remembers his first career win in the NHL very well, just 18 years ago. “It was 7-0 in Columbus against Freddie Brathwaite, and I kept the stick. It’s all I really remember about it,” Anderson recalled.' … [Read more...] about Craig Anderson hopes for win No. 300 on Monday