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'"First and foremost, he's a person, right? You think about him and his well-being," said veteran defenseman Zach Bogosian, on the comeback trail himself from hip surgery. "Hockey comes second to everyone in this room as far as health-wise. You think about him. You'll be there for him and his family as well. Obviously, going through what he's been through in his career, it's … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo’s latest concussion is darkest entry on Sabres’ growing injury report

'With Curtis Lazar, Rasmus Asplund and Tage Thompson already in Buffalo – and Thompson now on the injured list – Jean-Sebastien Dea and Andrew Oglevie are the only remaining Amerks on NHL contracts. If the Sabres make a move, Dea would be the likely choice.' … [Read more...] about An 11-7 lineup is one possibility for Sabres. A call-up of Dea is another

'Amid a night of mistakes from a number of Sabres, fans on Twitter seemed to focus only on the mistakes of Eichel and Dahlin. The latter was penalized for holding with 2:56 remaining in the third period because he tried to prevent rookie Kirby Dach from skating into the slot with the puck. Dahlin also lost coverage in the first period to allow Brandon Saad to have a scoring … [Read more...] about ‘Long process’ for Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin continues in loss to Blackhawks

'The Sabres outshot the Blackhawks, 13-10, during the first period but entered Sunday 2-4-2 when trailing after the first 20 minutes of games this season.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Chicago Blackhawks 4, Buffalo Sabres 1

'Asplund's performance Saturday night showed his stay may not be brief after all. He won 5 of 9 faceoffs during 12:13 of ice time, recorded two shots on goal and generated scoring opportunities for his linemates. Asplund made an immediate impact during his first shift, leveling Senators defenseman Erik Brannstrom with a body check.' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Asplund delivers ‘outstanding’ performance in emotional Sabres debut

'"Jack showed a world-class performance today," said coach Ralph Krueger. "Just excellent leadership, like he's also been showing in all the adversity of the last few weeks. It's really probably the fruit of all of that attitude he's had came out in the goals tonight."' … [Read more...] about Captain Jack took over exactly when his team needed him

'The Sabres (10-6-3) snapped their six-game losing streak and won for the first time since Oct. 25. The Senators (8-11-1), meanwhile, had won two in a row and four of their previous five games.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 4, Senators 2

'"This isn't about one game," Ullmark said. "There’s always going to be kids out there watching. We always want to show our very best every night. It’s a special thing on the side of the game, but we’re going to go out there and play our best. That’s what we always do. That’s what these kids do every day. They’re battling their hardest."' … [Read more...] about Sabres provide respite to two young fans ahead of Hockey Fights Cancer night

'The same problems that plagued them in Stockholm followed them across the Atlantic Ocean. The Sabres' power play went 0-for-3 with only five shots on goal and their penalty kill allowed two goals, including one with 3:54 remaining in regulation to give Carolina the lead. Additionally, Buffalo "went flat," according to Ralph Krueger, during a stretch of play that resulted in a … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t overcome ‘flat’ stretch of play, lose sixth game in a row

'"It's my second season and we're 18 games in. It was just summer. It all goes so fast," Dahlin said. "That's why you have to enjoy it. I was looking forward to going to Sweden for almost a year and we're already back. Crazy really. It's all so fast, you're not even thinking it's a hundred games."' … [Read more...] about In a blur, Rasmus Dahlin’s first 100 games are in the books

'Johansson, who signed a two-year contract with the Sabres in July, has four goals among 10 points in 17 games this season. He did not miss time during the Sabres' loss to Tampa Bay last Saturday in Stockholm, finishing with one assist and three shots on goal in 19:46 of ice time. His absence will test Buffalo forward depth for the first time this season. Vladimir Sobotka is … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Marcus Johansson to miss three games with upper-body injury

'The Sabres are 1-5-2 in their last eight games and have lost 10 consecutive games to Carolina.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Carolina Hurricanes 5, Buffalo Sabres 4 (OT)

'Vladimir Sobotka is going to be out 4-6 weeks with a lower-body injury suffered on the hit from Nikita Kucherov he took in Friday's game against Tampa Bay. Marcus Johansson (upper body) is day to day and did not practice Wednesday while Curtis Lazar was called up from Rochester and is expected to make his Sabres debut.' … [Read more...] about As search for offense continues, injuries may force Sabres to shuffle deck

'"It’s been a good learning experience. I found out a lot about myself," he said. "It’s kind of tough to put into words how it feels to go through something like that unless you’ve been through it. To sit here and try to put it into words would probably give it a disservice to everything I’ve been through and the people around me who have helped me out so much."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Zach Bogosian practices for first time since April hip surgery

'That starts a run of 10 games in 17 days for the Sabres. They entered Tuesday in fifth in the Atlantic Division, 10th in the Eastern Conference and 19th overall in the NHL standings. It's a precipitous slide for a team that opened the season 8-1-1 and was first overall as recently as Oct. 29.' … [Read more...] about Sabres enter dangerous part of schedule in return from Global Series