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'The Sabres and Flames battled through two scoreless periods to start the night, though it didn't come without some incredible saves along the way. Dustin Tokarski and Jacob Markstrom went toe-to-toe in the nets, but Tokarski stole the show with a highlight-reel save in the second period on forward Calle Jarnkrok.' … [Read more...] about Sabres douse Flames in overtime

'Tokarski had two saves in the game that were absolute robbery. Calgary didn’t get much, but they had two wide open cross-ice plays and Tokarski flew across the crease to rob Calle Jarnkrok and later Chris Tanev.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres play a tremendous game beating Calgary in overtime.

'Any hope of a comeback was squashed less than three minutes later, though. With the Sabres on a powerplay, Oilers forward Devin Shore was sprung free for a short-handed breakaway and he cashed in with his fifth goal of the year to make it 5-1 inside Rogers Place.' … [Read more...] about Sabres buried by Oilers in Edmonton

'In the Sabres' win over the Oilers back on Nov. 12 in Buffalo, Buffalo took McDavid’s time and space away from him, and you really didn’t even notice him until the last five minutes of the game. Nearly four months later, Edmonton’s new head coach Jay Woodcroft put his superstar out there against Mattias Samuelsson, and the youngster got a quick education on what elite speed … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres came crashing back to Earth in Edmonton

'“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