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'His puck-moving skills fit Buffalo’s style of play, Johnston finished his college career with nine goals and 59 points in 143 career games, including four goals and 18 points in 40 games this year. He reached the NCAA’s Frozen Four in each of his final two seasons, with the Gophers losing in the semifinals last year, followed by a 3-2 overtime loss to Quinnipiac in the … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres sign Minnesota defenseman Ryan Johnston to 2-year rookie contract

'The 35-year-old’s re-signing was anticipated after both the player and team expressed mutual interest in his return once Buffalo’s season ended last month. Okposo was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent after completing a seven-year, $42 million contract, and gets an opportunity to continue leading a team finally showing signs of being competitive.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres re-sign captain Kyle Okposo to 1-year, $2.5M contract

'“The strides that this team in particular has made is definitely a step in the right direction,” Thompson said. “This team’s only been together a couple of years now. I think everyone in here is growing as a team, which is something that we haven’t been able to say for a while.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres see signs of promise despite 12-year playoff drought

'“I thought our guys came out and were dialed in, committed to the result,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “Big win today. It didn’t happen early, but we stayed on it.”' … [Read more...] about Skinner leads Sabres to 5-2 win over Blue Jackets

'“I think I left it all out there. At the end of the day, I did everything I possibly could to make sure that I was competitive and gave the team a chance to win,” Anderson added. “You’ve got to be honest with yourself. And that’s just the way this game goes, Father Time always catches up to you.”' … [Read more...] about Anderson closes career with Sabres’ 4-3 OT win over Senators

'“Yeah, honestly, it’s pretty empty,” he said. “I didn’t know I was going to feel like this. But, you know, it is what it is. But the boys have fought hard and now we know what we’re capable of. We played in a couple months or so, but a little too late.”' … [Read more...] about Devils clinch home ice for playoffs; end Sabres hopes

'“We kept battling and battling and found a way to win,″ Mittelstadt said. ”We’re just going to keep playing hard, stick together and keep going.”' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt rallies Sabres to 3-2 win over Rangers in SO

'“All I can do is do my best and compete, and that’s what I did today,” said Dahlin, who joined Phil Housley as the only other Sabres defenseman to top 70 points in a single season. “I really wanted to win this game. I think that’s the simple answer.”' … [Read more...] about Thompson scores go-ahead goal in Sabres 4-3 win over ’Canes

'“One-on-one against Dylan Larkin is a pretty crazy way to finish up your first shootout,” Levi said. “The guys played a great game and I just wanted to give them an opportunity to get the win. Even when they got the late goal to tie it, I knew we still had a chance to win in overtime.. And when we didn’t get a goal there, I knew we had an opportunity in the shootout.”' … [Read more...] about Thompson, Cozens lead Sabres past Red Wings 7-6 in shootout

'“It was a tight game and we had chances to convert all the way to the end,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “It didn’t happen, so obviously there’s some frustration and aggravation involved in that.”' … [Read more...] about Tkachuk scores as Panthers beat Sabres for 4th straight win

'The Sabres turned the contest with four goals in under four minutes over the first and second periods. “It was fun to watch,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said.' … [Read more...] about Tuch’s hat trick leads Sabres to 6-3 win over Flyers

'“I thought our guys would work hard to support (Levi) with it being his first night,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “I thought they did a nice job with that, allowing him to get into the game and into a feel of things. He was very good.”' … [Read more...] about Skinner scores in OT to lift Sabres past Rangers 3-2

'“Just a little hesitation,” forward JJ Peterka said of the Sabres third-period lapse. “We didn’t play with much energy and we didn’t play that aggressive as we played the two periods before. I think that was the difference.”' … [Read more...] about Pezzetta scores shootout winner; Canadiens beat Sabres 4-3

'The 28-year-old defenseman was Buffalo’s only healthy player not to take part in the warmups, before participating in the game. The remaining players took the ice wearing dark blue jerseys with the Sabres logo on the front encircled by a rainbow-colored outline, the same design as the team used for its social media avatar throughout the day.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Russian player won’t take part in Pride night warmup

'“It was a very mature game, I thought from us,” Okposo said. “We played the game that needed to be played today and we didn’t get frustrated. We just continued to play our game. We didn’t get sucked into trying to make too many plays or taking things that weren’t there. That’s obviously a very frustrating team to play against, they know how to win, they know how to lock it … [Read more...] about Okposo scores, Comrie gets shutout as Sabres beat Islanders