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Stuck at no goals, Sabres winger Kyle Okposo still waiting for breakthrough

‘The breakdown of Okposo’s game has been hard to watch for fans, knowing how his seven-year, $42 million contract signed in 2016 has become a hard one for this organization to stomach. At $6 million per season, it has to be about numbers. Okposo had just nine goals last season and has now gone over a year without scoring.’

Watch Now: Rangers MSG analyst says Sabres ‘look like they’ve quit on their season’

‘”It’s sad to see because Buffalo is one of my favorite cities to travel to, it’s close to where I grew up (in suburban Toronto). Unbelievable people there, hard working people. They must have a hard time watching that team play hockey. I mean, there was a lot of selfish one-and-done plays. They didn’t make it hard on the Rangers at all.”‘

Sabres’ Kyle Okposo knows he must start scoring: ‘A results-based business’

‘“It’s something that I’ve just been trying to reset every game and bring my best every game,” said Okposo, who has mustered just one assist this seaon. “I mean, it’s one thing if I feel like I’m not playing well; I know when I’m not playing well, and the first five games I did not play well. And I feel like since the (COVID-19 pause last month) I’ve been playing better but the results just aren’t coming.”‘

‘Always engaged’ | How Dylan Cozens has shown a maturity beyond his years

‘”I think it just comes from being a kid raised in the Yukon and never really having it easy, always having to work for everything,” Cozens said. “Just the way I was raised; I like having that grit in my game. I think that’s something that’s big to have and I like being a player that can play both sides of the game.”‘