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'This was a total mauling by the Flames. The Sabres were hanging in trailing 2-0, but Buffalo stopped playing early in the second and gave very little effort and hung Dustin Tokarski out to dry, giving up three ridiculously easy goals in 1:37.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres were a no-show and got pounded by Calgary.

'Pittsburgh attacked hard to start the third period of play, throwing a handful of high-danger chances Dustin Tokarski's way; many of which short-handed. Six minutes in, the home side was able to break through on a powerplay of their own. It was forward Jake Guentzel scoring his fifth goal of the season, with help from forwards Bryan Rust and noted "Sabres killer" Sidney … [Read more...] about Tokarski masterful in Sabres’ win over Penguins

'The Sabres aren't winning Tuesday's game without Tokarski.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Tokarski steals show with 45-save effort in Pittsburgh

'The win marked the first time in seven years that Tokarski won two games in a row and one of the teams he beat was the Sabres. In Friday’s victory over the Edmonton Oilers, Tokarski faced 35 shots meaning in two games, 81 shots came his way and he stopped 78 of them.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Dustin Tokarski holds fort to steal two points from Pittsburgh

'"The big day is this Thursday," said Sabres community relations director Rich Jureller. "There are three convenient locations for fans to donate a 20-pound turkey, or more. In exchange, they will receive a voucher for a pair of Sabres tickets.' … [Read more...] about ‘Turkeys for Tickets’ returns Thursday

'Dylan Cozens didn’t make it through practice, but head coach Don Granato said he’ll be fine to play Tuesday night in Pittsburgh against the Penguins.' … [Read more...] about Sabres still waiting on injured players

'Rielly took a shot from the point that hit the cross bar behind Dell and bounced across the goal line for the game-winning goal. Alex Kerfoot assisted on the score that came with less than 12 seconds to go in regulation.' … [Read more...] about Late goal stuns Sabres against Toronto

'Goaltending was a clear problem in this game for both teams, as Dell was making his Sabres debut. We don’t know where Craig Anderson is in his rehab, but if it gets to the point where two goalies have to play again and Anderson is still hurt, I would think the call would go to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who appears to be coming around with the Rochester Americans.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres overcome two-goal deficit twice; still can’t beat Toronto

'This isn’t trying to be patronizing either! The Sabres are missing important pieces right now - Jokiharju, Mittlestadt, Anderson, and Olafsson - and still competing and generating chances. We may all have to have a conversation about the Sabres maybe not being the worst. This doesn’t make them a playoff team, but bad teams make the playoffs all the time in the NHL. Why not the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Observations: Sabres Can Hang With Anyone, But Is It Enough?

'Adams reiterated the importance of acquiring a top prospect like Peyton Krebs in any trade involving ex-captain Jack Eichel, in addition to Syracuse native Alex Tuch. Their excitement to be joining the organization is another aspect of the trade that Adams highlighted during the conversation.' … [Read more...] about Adams discusses state of the Sabres

'Tokarski made several big stops late in the third period on Conor McDavid and Draisaitl to preserve the victory. Tokarski made 33 saves on 35 Oilers shots, 14 of those saves were made in the final frame.' … [Read more...] about Cozens scores twice, Tokarski stands tall as Sabres win 3-2 over Edmonton

'Tuch grew up just a little over two hours east of Buffalo just outside of Syracuse. As a kid, he grew up next to former Sabres forward Tim Connolly, who is also originally from the Syracuse area. Tuch watched the likes of Daniel Briere, Chris Drury, Thomas Vanek, Jochen Hecht, Brian Campbell and Maxim Afinogenov, and cheered for the Sabres as his favorite team.' … [Read more...] about Alex Tuch excited to join team he rooted for growing up

'It took 11 games for the pair to come to be. Granato said Pysyk was chosen because of his approach to the game and life, “He’s a real stabilizing personality. He’s been in the league a long time and has a calm to his game and that was at a premium for us at that moment.' … [Read more...] about Mark Pysyk was good for Rasmus Dahlin when paired together in Washington

'“I felt great about the competitive effort from the start," Granato said with Howard Simon and Jeremy White. "Washington came out with a lot of energy, and it took us a little bit to match it. I definitely felt like there were segments where we were setting the tone. I thought it was a great game, and a game we needed. Our last time on the road was Seattle, and that was ugly … [Read more...] about Listen: Granato believes Sabres need to be more ‘competitive and passionate’

'Buffalo clawed back to within one in the third period when Anders Bjork pounced on a loose puck after two or three attempts during a net-front scramble. It was his second goal of the season.' … [Read more...] about Winless streak hits five as Sabres lose to Capitals