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'Eichel said Friday he was feeling better but provided no other specifics on the injury, other than noting it was something that has been bothering him for some time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres C Eichel day to day with upper body injury

'“From everybody, up and down, nobody played a good game tonight,” Sabres winger Kyle Okposo said. “And that’s frustrating. Obviously losing Jack right before the game, that’s a time for guys to step up and nobody did it.”' … [Read more...] about Van Riemsdyk scores 2, Flyers rout Eichel-less Sabres 6-1

'“The battle level probably wasn’t there,” Buffalo’s captain said of his team’s start. “You’ve got to give them credit. They played well.”' … [Read more...] about Matthews scores twice as Maple Leafs hang onto beat Sabres

'The 21-year-old has four goals and five assists in 31 games this season, and limited to just a goal and an assist in his past 21. Buffalo selected the play-making center with the eighth pick in the 2017 draft following his senior year in high school.' … [Read more...] about Sabres demote under-performing center Mittelstadt to minors

'Sabres coach Ralph Krueger was upbeat despite the defeat. “It was an outstanding hockey game, hard fought to the last second,’’ he said. “They played their game and I was proud we played our game. I thought there were a lot of times we dominated but didn’t create scoring chances. Disappointing in overtime but generally a super effort by the guys.”' … [Read more...] about Isles extend home streak to 6 with 3-2 OT win over Sabres

'“It’s important to play well at home,” Eichel said. “The best teams in the league do it. They make it a tough place to play and we’re trying to do that here.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores 2 goals; Sabres beat Predators 4-3

'“We’re starting to form an identity,” said Eichel, noting the confidence instilled in the team by first-year coach Ralph Krueger. “It’s evident the way we can play every night to give ourselves a chance to win.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores twice, Sabres top Blues 5-2

'“We talked about it in between periods and this morning and we wanted to get a win for him,” Okposo said. “We know how much it meant to him. Things didn’t end well for him here and he won’t say it, but I know that this game meant a lot to him.”' … [Read more...] about Miller lifts Sabres to 3-2 overtime win over Oilers

'“I just felt like we shot ourselves in the foot a few times,” Eichel said. “We kept battling through the adversity.”' … [Read more...] about Miller scores in OT to lift Canucks over Sabres 6-5

'“We really came out strong in the first and it got away from us a little bit in the second,” Reinhart said. “We got away from our game plan a little bit. I think our forwards didn’t do a good enough job of recognizing when we were turning pucks over in the offensive zone and our gaps weren’t as good as a result, which gave them more time and space.”' … [Read more...] about Lucic scores 1st goal with Flames in 4-3 win over Sabres

'“The last six games before this really had been games of good habits, and a lot of the offense that we were starting to create hadn’t really functioned that well with goals,” Krueger said. “I thought we had a deserved first period, kind of like the fruit of the labor from the week before almost seemed to pay off. We were hot.”' … [Read more...] about Five-goal first period leads Sabres to 7-1 win over Devils

'“I thought the guys put that away really well and really deserved more than a point here when I look at the third period,” Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger said. “So really proud of the effort of the guys just digging it really deep and extremely disappointed with the final result.”' … [Read more...] about Tavares scores in OT, leads Maple Leafs past Sabres 2-1

'“We hadn’t beat them in a while so it’s good to get the two points and I think we needed it as a group as well,” Eichel said. “It’s two cities that are pretty close to each other and the Leafs have such a big following and a lot of people travel order the border to watch these games. We’d obviously like to see more Buffalo fans in the crowd but it’s a little extra … [Read more...] about Eichel scores twice, Sabres outlast Maple Leafs 6-4

'“We definitely had the chances to put it away after 2-1, and the inability to do that and then have a D-zone breakdown to allow them back into the game is really, really disappointing,” Krueger added. “It’s a painful situation that we have to manage and use in the right way.”' … [Read more...] about Lindholm scores in OT, Flames beat Sabres 3-2

'With Dahlin’s addition, the Sabres have five regulars on the injured list as they prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres defenseman Dahlin out indefinitely with concussion