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With a rare break in the schedule, Sabres return to ‘Camp Krueger’

‘”The free day allowed us to spend a lot of time thinking — which is dangerous in a coaches’ room,” Krueger joked after the 75-minute workout. “But we had a wonderful discussion this morning, and in practice today we definitely went back to some fundamentals and just put them through a day of on and off ice that went a little bit deeper into the physicality.”‘

Sabres draftee Dylan Cozens named alternate captain for Canada-Russia junior series

‘Cozens has 10 goals and seven assists in 13 games this season to lead Lethbridge in scoring. He was named the 2018 WHL Rookie of the Year and captured gold with Canada at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. He played in the Canada-Russia challenge last year and was an alternate captain for Canada at the 2019 Under-18 World Championship in Sweden.’

Sabres’ Evan Rodrigues generating confidence after slow start

‘“The game’s coming a little more easier to me right now, I’m feeling a little more confident, starting to make plays, just kind of get back to basics and believing in myself,” Rodrigues said following Wednesday’s practice inside KeyBank Center.’

Sabres’ Montour should return this weekend

‘“If I play back-to-back, it’s hockey. The first little bit here is going to be an adjustment because skating by yourself is a little different than playing in a hockey game, but if I play one or I play both, it’s up to these guys.”’

Krueger: October was a confirmation of how we want to play

‘”13 [games] in 24 [days] to start the season, we all looked at that with serious respect. We were wondering how we were going to manage that, and I’m so pleased with the work off the ice the players have been doing and how we’ve been able to leave out quite a few normal ice practices; whether it’s pre-game on game days or other days where we need to do things off-ice to keep our minds and bodies fresh. We learned to how to manage that. We knew it was coming at us, and we know it’s coming at us again after the Sweden trip. I thought the group has manged [the season] very well.”‘

Montour practices again, determination on status will be made Friday

‘With the Sabres scheduled for back-to-back games this weekend – in Washington on Friday, followed by a home game against the New York Islanders on Saturday – coach Ralph Krueger said it is unlikely that the defenseman sees action in both contests. A final determination will be made later in the week.’

‘Breathe and Enjoy’: How Ullmark, Hutton use breathing as a mental edge

“All these things kind of build up, and it made it a lot more important to take a step back and breathe and kind of cool off whenever there’s something going on in your life,” Ullmark said. “It could be on the side; it could be in the actual game as well. But it just helps you to refocus.”