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'"Now we have to build on it," Sabres forward Jeff Skinner said. "It's one of those things where whatever our record was after these nine games, the goal's gonna be the same. We've got to improve, we've got to get better, we've got to keep finding ways to win."' … [Read more...] about Girgensons’ late goal lifts Sabres over Sharks 4-3

'“I think the main thing is he’s just so calm all the time no matter what’s going on,” Sabres center Casey Mittelstad said of Hutton. “The game can be chaos, and you look back and he’s always calm and relaxed, and he does a great job.”' … [Read more...] about Hutton notches 2nd straight shutout, Sabres beat Kings 3-0

'“There was a lot of penalties on each side; I think the frustrating part for us was just the lack of execution on the power play. We had a lot of chances,” Eichel said.' … [Read more...] about Henrique scores twice as Anaheim rallies to beat Buffalo 5-2

'Nicknamed “Goal-ofsson” by Sabres fans, the 24-year-old Swede has five goals in Buffalo’s first six games. His streak dates to the end of last season when he scored twice in six games. Since making his NHL debut on March 28, no NHL player has more power-play goals than Olofsson.' … [Read more...] about Olofsson sets rookie record in Sabres’ 4-0 win over Stars

'“We just sat back a little bit,” said Okposo, who had the primary assists on goals scored by Johan Larsson and defenseman Marco Scandella. “We just have to find a way to continue to play our game and continue to stay aggressive.”' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt seals Sabres 3-2 shootout win over Panthers

'“He can be so dominant. He can take over the game,” Johansson said of Eichel. “What he can do with the puck with the size he’s got, it’s impressive to watch. It’s fun to watch up close.”' … [Read more...] about Johansson scores 1:30 into OT; Sabres beat Canadiens 5-4

'“After a couple of games where everything went our way, we struggled to find our game, especially in the first period,” coach Ralph Krueger said. “Linus gave us a chance. We still showed character tonight to come back from two down, thanks to Linus buying us some time.”' … [Read more...] about Texier scores in OT, Blue Jackets beat Sabres 4-3

'“It was good that we came out and had a good start,” he added. “It sparked the crowd and I think they were tremendous from there. I thought we used them to our advantage.”' … [Read more...] about Olofsson scores 2 in Sabres home-opening 7-2 win over Devils

'Perreault joked about how tight-fitting his No. 11 jersey was by saying it’s been a while since he was at his playing weight.' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres captains help kick off franchise’s 50th season

'“For me, personally, I said that I was going to have fun during this ride in the National Hockey League, and these guys helped the fun part with games like (Thursday),” Krueger said.' … [Read more...] about Sheary scores twice against old team, Sabres beat Penguins

'The 52-year-old Granato joined the Sabres in June as part of newly hired coach Ralph Krueger’s staff. Granato spent the past two years as an assistant with the Chicago Blackhawks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assistant coach Granato hospitalized with pneumonia

'The rookie first-round draft pick was assigned to Lethbridge of the Western Hockey League on Thursday after the 18-year-old center had no points in three preseason games with Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres return top prospect Cozens to Canadian junior team

'“I’m not a smiley, friendly guy,” he said. “Positive isn’t always friendly. Positive is constructive. Positive is working toward solutions. So if a player gets sent down, there’s an opportunity for him, too. And we’ll be clear on why and what has to be worked on.”' … [Read more...] about Coaching carousel: Sabres Krueger fine with being unknown

'“I talked to five or six guys after. Ralph talked for 15 or 20 minutes, and every single one of them said they wanted to run through a wall after he was done talking,” he said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres have renewed hopes with Krueger on board as coach

'The 21-year-old Ruotsalainen was an undrafted free agent who signed an entry-level contract with Buffalo in March after spending the past two years playing for Ilves. He is a promising prospect who had a team-leading 21 goals and 42 points last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres demote 14 to minors, assign Ruotsalainen to Finland