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'But this is the beauty of hockey. Sometimes you can find players whose skill sets complement one another – Jokiharju’s north/south transition game has been the perfect balance for Scandella, who plays an extremely disciplined positional game but has seen his offensive skill set really diminish with time. And although their role is an insulated one relative to the other team’s … [Read more...] about How defenseman Henri Jokiharju is proving to be wise acquisition so far

'"The Russian players had been given a couple days to unwind after they won the World Championships," Meehan recalled. "They went shopping but we got a call that said Alex suspected they were being tracked by you know who."' … [Read more...] about Sabres brass came to Stockholm in 1989 and left with Alexander Mogilny

'"The flight here was super exciting. I could barely sleep," Dahlin said. "We're finally here. It's unbelievable to be here with the team. It feels weird, but it's really fun to see all the guys walking around on the streets to see Swedish stuff. It's fun for me and it's going to be fun for them."' … [Read more...] about Sabres revel in arrival and first workout in Stockholm

'"Of course I wanted to be up there. That's my goal," Pilut said after Monday's workout in Ericsson Globe. "I just have to stick with the process and get into my flow. These last couple of games have been better for me. I want to get to my level and again and get that up. I'm not really thinking about anything out there. Just have fun and play my game."' … [Read more...] about Lawrence Pilut gets call to add to Sabres defense depth

'"The closer you get, you talk to people back home and they're so excited for us to come," said Sabres center Johan Larsson, one of six Swedes on the Buffalo roster. "I look at it that it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing to come home and play there in the NHL. To play in your home country is going to be unbelievable."' … [Read more...] about Sabres expecting lots of homeland love as they head to Sweden

'The sharp pain that led to surgery is gone. He's moving well from post to post and remains the same controlled goaltender. However, Luukkonen hadn't played in a game since April 14, when he stopped 32 of 34 shots for Rochester to earn his first professional win. No practice or workout could prepare him for some of the chaos he faced Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Feeling ‘normal’ after hip surgery, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen makes season debut

'"That was definitely our goal today, to feel our game again after letting it slip (in Washington) and a bit against Arizona," Krueger said. "We were pleased with the reaction of the group as far as the way they entered this game. Overall it's closer to the kind of team we want to be. It's painful right now but I think there's a lot of things there we can continue to build … [Read more...] about A much better showing but same frustrating result for Sabres

'Brassard scored his fifth goal of the season, and scored for the fifth straight game, as he tried to pass the puck to the front of the net from the back boards and snuck it past Carter Hutton after it deflected off the stick of Sabres defenseman Colin Miller. Hutton lost his post expecting the pass to the front and the puck snuck in behind him.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: New York Islanders 1, Buffalo Sabres 0

'"The thing you take from this is we’ve got a long way to go," winger Kyle Okposo said. "I just think our game’s been slipping a little bit. We’ve been playing some pretty good hockey most of the time. Maybe getting away with 10 minutes here or there and tonight obviously we didn’t. I think we just have to get back to the basics. Hopefully it’s a wake-up call and tomorrow night … [Read more...] about Ugly first period in 6-1 loss shows Sabres have ‘a long way to go’

'Entering Friday, Olofsson led all rookies with six goals, all on the power play, and his 10 points were tied with three others for first. The 24-year-old also led all rookie forwards in ice time per game (17:27) and became the second Sabre in as many seasons to earn the honor.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Victor Olofsson named NHL rookie of the month

'Washington leads the NHL with 23 points, recorded its best October in franchise history and has won seven of its last nine games. Buffalo has lost three of its past four games, including two in regulation.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Capitals 6, Sabres 1

'"We were just talking about that in here, that it's definitely not going to make the environment any easier to play in in what's always a tough place to go play," a smiling Sabres center Jack Eichel said after practice Thursday in LECOM Harborcenter. "I saw the video of the Caps partying after. Hopefully they carried it into today and will be a little hung over for the game … [Read more...] about Caps rooted for Nats as World Series buzz surrounds Sabres’ trip to D.C.

'Paired with Rasmus Dahlin in practice Wednesday, Montour joined Colin Miller on Thursday while Dahlin returned to his most recent spot alongside Henri Jokiharju. Jake McCabe and Rasmus Ristolainen continue to play together while John Gilmour rotated in during drills.' … [Read more...] about Brandon Montour’s return is imminent but his defense partner remains unclear

'"The free day allowed us to spend a lot of time thinking — which is dangerous in a coaches' room," Krueger joked after the 75-minute workout. "But we had a wonderful discussion this morning, and in practice today we definitely went back to some fundamentals and just put them through a day of on and off ice that went a little bit deeper into the physicality."' … [Read more...] about With a rare break in the schedule, Sabres return to ‘Camp Krueger’

'Cozens has 10 goals and seven assists in 13 games this season to lead Lethbridge in scoring. He was named the 2018 WHL Rookie of the Year and captured gold with Canada at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. He played in the Canada-Russia challenge last year and was an alternate captain for Canada at the 2019 Under-18 World Championship in Sweden.' … [Read more...] about Sabres draftee Dylan Cozens named alternate captain for Canada-Russia junior series