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'Defense that chokes the neutral zone. Crisp breakouts. Stellar passing. Nifty finishes. All backed by strong goaltending. It all seems so simple. It's the recipe that should win anywhere.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need to bring a suddenly improving road show back home

'As in previous decade ceremonies, a large group of alumni is scheduled to be introduced. Subject to change, the current roster of alumni slated to attend is highlighted by former captains Daniel Briere and Jason Pominville, current team broadcasters Martin Biron and Andrew Peters, Sabres development coach Adam Mair and Angola native and youth hockey director Patrick Kaleta.' … [Read more...] about Tom Golisano, Larry Quinn to be honored by Sabres as part of ‘2000s Night’

'Hutton was particularly sharp in the third period of this one, stopping the first 17 shots he faced before Mika Zibanejad snapped his shutout bid with 2:53 to go. Hutton finished with 37 saves but things got hairy after Chris Kreider's power-play goal with 1:38 left. The Rangers outshot Buffalo, 23-6, in the third period and 39-28 for the game.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Buffalo Sabres 3, New York Rangers 2

'Even if the Sabres would have come back to win Thursday night, it would have felt like a loss.' … [Read more...] about Another day in Sabreland: No excuse to ever lose to Red Wings

'In a season full of lows, the Buffalo Sabres hit what has to rate as the lowest one of all Thursday night.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Detroit Red Wings 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (SO)

'"It’s been like a roller coaster for me, ever since I got drafted," Johansson, a third-round draft choice in 2014, said following practice Wednesday. "This has always been the goal. It’s nice to get rewarded and to be here. I’m just taking it in and enjoying every moment."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jonas Johansson to make first NHL start after ‘hiccups, road blocks’

'Dahlin's return lasted only a few minutes. The 19-year-old defenseman left the ice before practice drills began and remains day to day with the upper-body injury that prevented him from playing in the Sabres' 6-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin suffers ‘setback,’ questionable to face Red Wings

'The uncharacteristic blunders continued.' … [Read more...] about Chorus of boos follows another ‘unacceptable’ Sabres home loss

'"From a management standpoint, that's one of the reasons I came to this organization. The resources are given to us to have success. ... If you're frustrated with the results, hey, challenge management. But what our ownership has given us? They give us the tools to have success."' … [Read more...] about Jason Botterill admits frustration with Sabres goes all the way up to ownership

'With their season on the brink, the Sabres imploded on home ice for the third time in a week.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Colorado Avalanche 6, Buffalo Sabres 1

'January was particularly gruesome. The team shooting nearly 11% across all situations helped gloss over the fact that this team played just about every game in incredible proximity of either Carter Hutton or Linus Ullmark. One skater (winger Jimmy Vesey) on the entire roster had an expected goal rate above break even. Not a single Sabres skater saw a positive shot differential … [Read more...] about Numbers show ugly January for the Sabres, so now what?

'"We’re looking still to find secondary scoring here," Vesey said following practice Monday. "Everyone wants to chip in. When it’s not going your way, it’s easy to try to cheat for offense and just worry about trying to score, but there’s a lot of other areas of the game that are important."' … [Read more...] about Jimmy Vesey remains focused on helping Sabres as trade deadline approaches

'Both players' availability will be determined Tuesday morning, hours before the Sabres face the Colorado Avalanche in KeyBank Center. The maintenance designation is noteworthy since Brandon Montour was a late scratch Saturday against the Blue Jackets after sitting out practice for the same reason Friday.' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin, Johan Larsson miss Sabres practice for ‘maintenance’

'In addition to Evan Rodrigues, the Sabres could trade their six pending unrestricted free agents: Vesey, Sheary, Michael Frolik, Zemgus Girgensons, Johan Larsson and Zach Bogosian. Those are the sort of moves that will only fetch conditional mid-to-late round draft choices. It's time for the Sabres to consider a more significant trade, though. Listen to offers on Ristolainen … [Read more...] about Sabres Mailbag: Which players will Jason Botterill trade before deadline?

'Eichel has 31 goals, three more than his previous career high, and 34 assists through 51 games.' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel continues to provide glimmer of hope for Sabres