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Archives for January 1, 2020

Sabres' meltdown includes five unanswered goals in 6-4 loss to Tampa Bay

'“Everybody’s going to have a night like this," Krueger said. "I think the reaction and the way you come out of it and how quickly you can recover is also a test. We are still in a phase of growth where we’re going to have a lot of tests, and this is a painful one, a really painful one. This group has fought hard together, they’ve kept the dialogue in the right direction, and … [Read more...] about Sabres’ meltdown includes five unanswered goals in 6-4 loss to Tampa Bay

Buffalo News |

Sabres say good riddance to a lousy decade with one final bizarre night

'The Sabres went 29-43-11 in calendar year 2019, finishing last season 12-26-4 and opening this one 17-17-7. That's a 68-point pace for an 82-game season. That's lottery land. Most of these players aren't good enough. That's GM Jason Botterill's issue to try to fix. Again. How many more chances does he get?' … [Read more...] about Sabres say good riddance to a lousy decade with one final bizarre night

Buffalo News |

Sabres' Jack Eichel calls third All-Star nod a 'huge honor'

'Eichel entered the Sabres' game Tuesday against Tampa Bay ranked third in the NHL with 24 goals and seventh with 52 points. With his 50th point of the season on Dec. 17 at Toronto, he became the first Sabre to reach 50 points in 35 or fewer games since Pat LaFontaine and Mogilny in 1992-93. Eichel also joined Martin as the second player in franchise history to record at least … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jack Eichel calls third All-Star nod a ‘huge honor’

Buffalo News |

Sabres notes: Curtis Lazar thriving back at center

'“All my conversations during the summer said I’d be down the middle, and then I come to camp and played strictly wing,” said Lazar, who signed a one-year, $700,000 contract July 1. “I’m honestly fine with whatever. I think it shows, though, that I do have that (comfort) down the middle. I feel like I can see the ice a lot better and my reads are there.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Curtis Lazar thriving back at center

Olean Times Herald |

Wednesday's Tampa Bay Coverage

Lightning complete a season sweep of the Sabres (Tampa Bay Times) Were the Lightning snubbed by NHL All-Star selections? (Tampa Bay Times) Photo gallery (NHL.com) Bolts rally for win in Buffalo (TampaBayLightning.com) Mishkin's Extra Shift: Lightning 6, Sabres 4 (TampaBayLightning.com) Burns: 3 Things we learned from closing 2019 with a fourth-straight win … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

SabreSpace.com |

Krueger: 'We're giving up very little defensively right now; it's our offense that needs to get firing again'

'"The guys are playing hard, and we've been extremely disappointed with the results as of late. But we're giving up very little defensively right now, and it's our offense that needs to get firing again. To play good defensively, you have to be physical and you have to be aggressive as a group. We have been that, but it's something that you can possibly build on in certain … [Read more...] about Krueger: ‘We’re giving up very little defensively right now; it’s our offense that needs to get firing again’

WGR-AM |

Sabres wrap up 2019 calendar year with 6-4 loss to Lightning

'The Sabres kicked the month off with a 7-1 win over New Jersey back on December 2nd and went 4-1-1 through their first six games. How did they end things? Not the way they started them. They lost seven of their last eight games, and managed to score just 15 goals compared to their opponent's 32. Starting off a month hot is great but there's no point if you end things not so … [Read more...] about Sabres wrap up 2019 calendar year with 6-4 loss to Lightning

WKBW-TV |