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'"I don’t have an exact time period, but we don’t expect him back here for a while," Krueger said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kyle Okposo out ‘a while’ with upper-body injury

'"It was good on the group to recognize," Eichel said. "For one, he's an unbelievable teammate and someone who's loved in the room. Obviously it's tough when that happens but we haven't played that well in front of him defensively. When he has been really good, we haven't given him enough support with goals."' … [Read more...] about Teammates give it up to Carter Hutton after he finally gets a win

'Carter Hutton made 22 saves while making consecutive starts for the first time since Nov. 9-14, and he earned his first win since Oct. 22. Evan Rodrigues scored a first-period goal for Buffalo, and Columbus' Oliver Bjokrstrand tied the game in the period.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 2, Blue Jackets 1, OT

'“Also I think the issue here a little bit is just to play a full 60 minutes. We’ve had a little trouble with the second period. It seems like we always have a pretty good first period and then we kind of take a little bit our foot off the gas, but I think the mindset here needs to be a full 60 minutes and that’s the challenge for the next game.”' … [Read more...] about Stanley Cup winner Michael Frolik says Sabres need confidence, consistency

'"This team has just sucked the life out of me," said Melody Martin, 25, the Williamsville woman who has done Sabres song parodies for the last two seasons. "I just don't even care about these games anymore. If people want to protest, they can go ahead but I just feel like I've completely lost every ounce of love I have for the Sabres. I just don't even care and that feels so … [Read more...] about As another season slips away, Sabres fans unleash their anger

'The blossoming hope of a new season has wilted into an ugly, familiar reality for the Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Sabres follow fast start with ‘flat’ second period, drop to sixth in Atlantic

'I don't get how a team desperate for a win can get 10 shots on goal in the last two periods of a game against a team that was giving up nearly 32 per game.' … [Read more...] about Yet again, Sabres just leave you scratching your head

'"There’s a lot of talent in that locker room," Scandella said of the Sabres. "Great coaching. I feel like it’s inevitable it’s going to happen soon. I wish them the best moving forward."' … [Read more...] about Marco Scandella returns to Buffalo amid ‘amazing’ experience with Canadiens

'Eichel became the first Sabres player to record at least 30 goals and 30 assists in a season since Jason Pominville in 2011-12. Eichel also scored his 30th goal in his 50th game this season, matching Gilbert Perreault’s personal best for fewest games needed to get to 30 goals and 30 assists (1974-75).' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Canadiens 3, Sabres 1

'Hutton had a .943 save percentage in winning each of his first six starts, including back-to-back shutout wins over Dallas and Los Angeles, to start the season. However, he has since gone 0-7-4 with a .867 save percentage. Hutton has not won a game since Oct. 22, allowing five or more goals in seven of his 11 starts during that span.' … [Read more...] about Carter Hutton to ‘carry the ball’ for Sabres with Linus Ullmark out 3 to 4 weeks

'At a minimum, it is something worth thinking about when postmorteming this Sabres season – a Sabres season that increasingly appears lost, unless your rooting interest has once again returned to hoping for losses and escalating their chances in the draft lottery. Consistency is something that front offices, coaches and players talk about all of the time. And when it comes to … [Read more...] about Sabres keep changing defense pairings, and not with great impact

'Linus Ullmark, a 26-year-old who established himself as the unquestioned starting goalie, suffered a non-contact, lower-body injury when his right knee buckled and he had to be helped to the bench by Jeff Skinner and Brandon Montour. While Ullmark's prognosis won't be revealed until Wednesday at the earliest, coach Ralph Krueger called the injury "painful to watch."' … [Read more...] about Linus Ullmark, a ‘centerpiece’ for Sabres, suffers non-contact injury

'You've already heard and read it elsewhere before. The Sabres want you to Trust The Process. They're out of their minds.' … [Read more...] about This Process is once again taking the Sabres on the road to nowhere

'The Sabres endured another slow start Tuesday night, failing to record a shot on goal until 11:15 into the first period. They entered the game with a negative-15 goal differential in the first period of games this season.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Ottawa Senators 5, Buffalo Sabres 2

'"I think Ralph has really focused a lot with our group about short-term goals and that’s great for our internal group," Botterill said. "From our standpoint, from a managerial perspective, we do have to take a little bit more from a longer-range perspective, and we’ll certainly see how things progress here. I think it’s exciting to have, what is it, eight of the next nine here … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Jason Botterill says he’s still in the market for forward help