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'The competition is getting better, as Vancouver is better than the Montreal Canadiens and Arizona Coyotes. The Boston Bruins are in town on Friday, and they’re quite a bit better than any of those three teams.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres keep good feelings going for fans

'Two goals less than a minute apart early in the third period helped pace the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center. Buffalo has begun the season with three straight victories.' … [Read more...] about A trio in the third propel Sabres to win against Vancouver

'The Sabres came into the game as one of the bigger surprises after the NHL's opening weekend slate of games. On Tuesday night, they continued to turn heads.' … [Read more...] about Three Observations: Sabres find their footing in the 2nd period to win again

'For the past 10 years a start like that very often led to the team to playing scared and losing by a lot. This time, they stayed calm and found their game.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres keep the good feelings going for their fans

'“Obviously, Los Angeles, California is quite a place and a great place to take your mind away from hockey. At the end of the day, I’m a hockey player and no complaints, but I wasn’t playing. So I couldn’t be more excited to have the opportunity here.”' … [Read more...] about Christian Wolanin happy to be claimed off waivers by Sabres

'The one thing I can tell you is the team is getting record small crowds, but they’re enthusiastic and they’re being entertained. The building is alive and loud again, and that is showing us that maybe, just maybe, this organization is heading in the right direction.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres have treated fans with good hockey, two well-earned wins

'It took the blue and gold less than two minutes into the middle period to even the score at 1-1. Cody Eakin followed up Drake Caggiula's effort and slammed the puck past goalie Karel Vejmelka. Eakin's first goal of the season was assisted by Caggiula and Rasmus Dahlin. The score came just seconds before Beagle's minor penalty expired.' … [Read more...] about Sabres use shootout to win second-straight game

'The combination of Rasmus Asplund, Tage Thompson and Victor Olofsson continues to work extremely well for the Sabres through the first two games.' … [Read more...] about Three observations: Sabres dominate Coyotes en route to shootout win

'Wolanin joins the Sabres after being waived by the Kings on Friday. The 26-year-old left-handed defenseman did not spend much time in Los Angeles after being acquired by the Kings last March. He appeared in just three games for the Kings last year, and did not play in Thursday's season opening win over the Vegas Golden Knights.' … [Read more...] about Sabres claim defenseman Christian Wolanin off waivers

'“'Mittsy' [Mittelstadt] is an upper-body injury, and [he and Jokiharju will] both be out for a couple of weeks. It’s not short-term for them," Granato said following Friday's practice. "The doctors are still evaluating them. There’s thought it could be around that range, and there’s thought that it could be a little more than that. It’s too early to tell on both those … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt, Jokiharju to miss time due to injury

'It was the line of Kyle Okposo, Zemgus Girgensons and Cody Eakin that got things started. From their very first shift, they were hard on the forecheck and never let Montreal out of its zone. The trio had a four-point night, with Okposo and Girgensons celebrating their captaincies with goals.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres entertained their fans; won first game of 2021-22 season

'Buffalo used special teams as a catalyst to their success with three power play goals against the Canadiens.' … [Read more...] about Sabres begin season with resounding win over Montreal

'That's the same Kyle Okposo who has worn the same number 21 since the 2015-16 season. Okposo entered his sixth season as a Buffalo Sabre tonight and may have delivered his best performance while wearing a Sabres jersey.' … [Read more...] about Three observations: Sabres win in exciting fashion

'"I'm re-assured that they are willing and ready to compete. Their conditioning level I thought was great coming in, then it became getting them into game condition level. They can't do that over the summer time. The physicality is there, and they've competed hard in practice every day. We've had lots of practice time, which is a luxury, and they've taken advantage of it. I'm … [Read more...] about Granato: We want to play with ‘a lot of passion, a lot of energy’

'Jeanneret will also have the play-by-play action of the Sabres' weekend matchup with the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday in Downtown Buffalo before taking nearly a month off until his next broadcast on Nov. 13.' … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret to call 20 games in final season as play-by-play voice of Sabres