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Sabres’ Patrik Berglund ‘not worried’ about slow start, individual stats

‘“It’s been obviously a change to come to a new team. I’ve never done that before,” Berglund said. “But just overall, a little tougher start. I’ve been known for being a slow starter too, in the beginning of the season, so I’m not worried about the whole point thing. That was a lot of years ago I really cared about that. It’s just the overall work and how you can help the team now that’s more important.”‘

Sabres’ Carter Hutton ‘got a kick out of’ the Tre White Goalie Academy

‘”Our media staff kind of asked me a few questions at the end of an interview randomly one day, so I kind of just went with it,” Hutton, a 32-year-old signed by the Sabres in July, said. “I shot from the hip and it turned out pretty funny, once it came out after I got to see the video of him calling me Sutton. He had no clue. It was all in good fun. I think it was one of those things where it was perfect timing. We were winning and he jumped on board.”‘

Sabres star Jack Eichel busts out of goal-scoring slump

‘At his current pace, the slick center would have 76 assists and 94 points over 82 games, the Sabres’ most prolific offensive campaign since Daniel Briere enjoyed a memorable 63-assist, 95-point season in 2006-07.’

Eichel-Matthews duel draws comparisons to Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry

‘”With them having been teammates at one time and all that, it is personal (between them),” Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. “That’s what you want: best on best. I think that in any manner of sport, at the highest level, when you get best-on-best, it is personal.”‘