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'A bubble team a year ago – the Sabres fell three points short of a playoff spot despite a furious late-season push – there were high hopes for Buffalo, which has overhauled its roster since deep-pocketed new owner Terry Pegula came on board. Instead, the team is on its second coach of the year, holds a 10-15-4 record – and 1-3-3 in its last seven - and possesses the worst … [Read more...] about Sabres try to quiet controversy before taking on Canadiens

'“There’s some times in the game where the guys have to collect themselves,” Rolston said. “We’ve got to have a team that can do that in a hockey game. If I had to call a timeout every time something went bad, I wouldn’t have enough. There’s times that guys have to compose themselves and you’ve got to be able to throw guys over the boards and be able to go out there and settle … [Read more...] about Sabres stalling with second-period slides

'“I’ve really focused on my defensive game,” Myers said Friday. “I’ve put all my thought process and preparation into the D-zone. Even coming off when I sat, I feel like the D-zone has really been my biggest improvement throughout the last few weeks here. So it’s just a matter of staying consistent with that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Myers hoping defense-first philosophy will turn around season

Sabres-Canadiens Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (10-15-4) at Montreal Canadiens (19-5-4) (The Sports Network) Desperate Sabres need win at Montreal (NHL.com) Game preview (Canadiens.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Montreal Coverage

'Nobody in Buffalo is happy about how poorly this season has gone, but if Kaleta wants to help make things better he should probably stop being so good at making them worse.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kaleta not done behaving badly

'The first move between now and the trading deadline is to trade Pominville. He has always been a good scorer and responsible on defense. He’s not a rah, rah guy and is not what I would want in a captain, but this season by far has been his worst as a Sabre. His defense has been way below average and he’s often caught standing around.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres need new eyes

'“That’s between me and the coach and I have to listen to what he wants,” Kaleta said. “Obviously I’m going to be pissed off for today and not be too pleasant. I think about it, let it bother me for a little bit and move on and prepare myself. Hopefully the team will want me back here in the next couple of games.”' … [Read more...] about Furious Kaleta sits as Sabres stumble

'“He’s just a real smart defenseman who skates really well,” said interim coach Ron Rolston. “A good puck mover, good defender. He’s got a complete game. He really keeps the game easy on himself. He’s real efficient. This will be his third game in three nights here so making sure he controls his anxiety and plays the way he can will be important.”' … [Read more...] about Pysyk recalled after injury to Sekera

'Clearly, interim Sabres coach Ron Rolston wants to send Kaleta a message about his reckless play. The Sabres had a 1-0 lead March 3 in New York before Kaleta hit Brad Richards into the boards from behind while killing a penalty. The Rangers quickly scored twice and won a 3-2 shootout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rolston sending Kaleta a message with scratch

Three-goal, six-minute stretch propels Washington to 5-3 win (Washington Post) Capitals seize opportunity, beat Sabres (Washington Times) Fast, furious scoring burst turns into victory for Capitals (Washington Examiner) Caps 5, Sabres 3: Five Observations (Washington Examiner) Caps start 'biggest week' with a win (CSN Washington) Holiday Win for Washington (CSN … [Read more...] about Monday’s Washington Coverage

'''I thought we were pretty good overall, and they just scored,'' said Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller. ''I'm not saying it's a good effort, but they didn't have a ton of shots, and we tried to be in the shooting lanes. We messed up a few coverages, and I messed up myself.''' … [Read more...] about Caps snap scoring slump in 5-3 win over Sabres

'The problem was solved quickly Sunday night, and the third period got under way after a delay of about six minutes. The malfunction was hardly noticeable from upper level of the Verizon Center.' … [Read more...] about Start of 3rd period slightly delayed in DC

'"There's a design for it and we just didn't execute on the play," Buffalo interim head coach Ron Rolston said about his team failing to prevent Ovechkin from scoring that early goal. "First of all, you can't lose the draw that clean, and secondly, we just didn't have the execution we needed to have in place on the play."' … [Read more...] about Washington 5, Buffalo 3

'"Obviously, it's frustrating to give up (five) goals and then when we do work our way back we try to stay positive. But at the end of the day we need to win and (losing) is not something we can keep doing."' … [Read more...] about Three-goal second period leads Capitals past Sabres

'Another troublesome second period was the difference in the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Sunday night at Verizon Center.' … [Read more...] about Capitals Drop Sabres 5-3