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'"It’s important to play well at home," Eichel, who had his 13th multi-point game of the season, said. "The best teams in the league do it. They make it a tough place to play and we’ve been trying to do that here. We’re just trying to make it a better and better atmosphere every night, and I thought it was really good tonight. The fans were obviously into it at the end of the … [Read more...] about Sabres show maturity in holding off Predators for another home win

'Bogosian, who counts $5.142 million against the Sabres' salary cap, is a pending unrestricted free agent. He was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2008 and was traded along with Evander Kane from the Winnipeg Jets to the Sabres in February 2015.' … [Read more...] about Report: Defenseman Zach Bogosian requests a trade from the Sabres

'"The part it was important for me to tell Ralph because he's a very people-oriented person is that he's going to love the people. Western New Yorkers are a special brand. They're open, down to earth, love their hockey and love the Sabres. And for him, I knew he would be coming to a great place."' … [Read more...] about Ralph Krueger is helping Sabres connect across their eras

'Victor Olofsson scored the go-ahead goal for the Sabres (16-11-6) with 11:31 remaining in the third period. Buffalo has earned points in nine of its last 11 games and held on to second place in the Atlantic Division.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Buffalo Sabres 4, Nashville Predators 3

'Over the last seven games, Larsson is on the best offensive stretch of his Buffalo career. In that span, he's got seven assists and nine points to go with a plus-9 rating. For the season, he's at 4-8-12 with a plus-8 rating and 51.2% Corsi while clearly becoming one of the team's most dependable forwards.' … [Read more...] about Johan Larsson looking to continue offensive surge for Sabres

'Golds by the ice. Then Reds. Then Blues (in the 200 level and suites). And the "balcony" – the 300 level – was of course all orange.' … [Read more...] about KeyBank Center goes all Aud as Sabres prep for ’80s Night

'Without Dahlin, the team has moved minutes to veterans Rasmus Ristolainen and Brandon Montour. It’s an interesting tweak made by Ralph Krueger as he tries to solve a couple of issues at the same time.' … [Read more...] about How Rasmus Dahlin’s absence has affected the Sabres’ power play

'"I think we’re starting to form an identity of our group and I think with the confidence Ralph has instilled in us and the way he wants us to play, it’s evident the way we need to play every night to give ourselves a chance to win," Eichel explained. "We take care of the puck, we do the little things. We have two great goalies that have been giving us a chance to win and our … [Read more...] about Backed by Jack Eichel’s two goals, Sabres show their ‘identity’ to beat defending Cup champions

'Want some fun with numbers? The Sabres are 13-0-0 when leading after two periods this season. They're 4-1-3 in the last eight games overall, 9-3-3 at home for the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stay mentally strong as the champs are the ones who crack

'Dahlin isn't all the way back. Doctors have yet to clear him for contact, preventing him from facing the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in KeyBank Center. However, Tuesday was Dahlin's first skate with teammates since he took an illegal high hit from Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak, who was suspended two games for the incident.' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin skates with Sabres for first time since suffering concussion

'Eichel added his second goal and 20th of the season on an empty-netter with 1.2 seconds remaining. Sam Reinhart, Johan Larsson and Zemgus Girgensons also scored for the Sabres, who received 28 saves from Linus Ullmark. Troy Brouwer and Alex Pietrangelo scored for St. Louis.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Buffalo Sabres 5, St. Louis Blues 2

'Krueger did not win a medal during his 13 years as Swiss coach; however, he did reshape the national team from a group of complacent club players into one of hockey's global powers and a hotbed for NHL talent. The project is similar to the one he has inherited in Buffalo, where the Sabres own the league's longest playoff drought.' … [Read more...] about Ralph Krueger changed an entire country’s approach to hockey. Next: Buffalo.

'“Buffalonians certainly love their sports and the arts,” Cook said. “I'm lucky enough to be one of the people that help blend those two things together.”' … [Read more...] about From ‘Sabre Dance’ to ‘We’re Gonna Win That Cup’, music elevates Sabres fans’ experience

'"It's real nice. They know the story. They know the history," a grinning Krueger said afterwards of his players. "We've got an honest culture in there, and we're just out for each other so it was a beautiful, beautiful victory here tonight. Just real pleased with the guys making that special gesture and it's something we're definitely going to build on."' … [Read more...] about It’s a ‘special gesture’ as Sabres get Ralph Krueger an OT win against his old team

'"He had a couple tough games against North America and then against Sweden he gets a hat trick," Krueger recalled in Rogers Place. "But his overtime goal against the Czech Republic in a 3-on-3 where we had to win and how he took responsibility there showed me where Leon Draisaitl can go and it's been confirmed."' … [Read more...] about Ralph Krueger isn’t surprised Team Europe alum Leon Draisaitl has become a superstar