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'The Sabres were owned in their own building by their archrivals and their fans. Again. Phil Housley was spitting nails after this one. This group of Blue and Gold doesn't seem to have enough hate of the Blue and White like Buffalo team's did in Housley's day. No excuse to be so flat right from the opening faceoff. People want to blame the coach for that. He's not on the ice. … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Plenty to think about in another Toronto victory

'"I think it’s just the situation we’re at, trying to see what we have, I guess, and giving opportunities to guys, which is understandable for the position we’re in," Pominville said following the Sabres' optional morning skate. "It (stinks) being the guy that has to sit out but I get that part a little bit. They know what I can bring. They know what I can do for the team, but … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Jason Pominville disappointed with being scratched

'Despite remarkable goaltending from Carter Hutton, the Sabres were plagued by bad luck and poor defense in a 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs in KeyBank Center, continuing a few ugly trends.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Buffalo Sabres 2

'But, there’s a big if. If online sports betting is legalized in New York State – which is facing an uphill challenge in Albany at the state Capitol.' … [Read more...] about Pegula execs push sports wagering at Bills, Sabres games

'Indeed, the Sabres have found no success against the Leafs in recent games. They're 0-2-1 this season and in danger of going winless in a season series against Toronto for the first time since 1987. And their current four-game losing streak against Toronto (0-3-1) is their longest since a five-gamer in 1972.' … [Read more...] about Sabres looking to wipe out a pair of ugly streaks as Leafs come to town

'Softness isn't on the coaching staff, in my opinion. Part of the problem is personnel. The Sabres have some high-skilled forwards, but this is a small team that struggles to win battles in front of the net and along the boards. They need to get bigger and more physical through roster changes.' … [Read more...] about Lance Lysowski’s Sabres mailbag: Another roster overhaul this offseason?

'Though Nylander did not score, the former top prospect is starting to show his teammates and coach Phil Housley that he can help this season and beyond.' … [Read more...] about Alex Nylander helps Sabres snap skid in 4-3 win over Blues

'This was a fun game against a team heading to the playoffs. The KeyBank Center crowd was listed as 18,486 and that was pretty close. And there was real, live cheering because the Sabres made plays at the offensive end, got several timely saves among Carter Hutton's 30 stops and were engaged physically all night.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: ‘Rambunctious’ Sabres fans get a nice reward

'O'Reilly and the St. Louis Blues roared back to erase a two-goal deficit, only to lose to the Sabres, 4-3, when Sam Reinhart scored in the third shootout round. O'Reilly hit the post on the Blues' final attempt.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 4, Blues 3, SO

'Skinner's heroics that avoided a fourth consecutive shut out could not expel the familiar problems that have plagued this team since opening night in October. Leaky goaltending, a costly defensive error and not enough offense caused the Sabres to drop a seventh consecutive game, as they lost to the Hurricanes, 4-2.' … [Read more...] about Jeff Skinner snaps scoring drought, but Linus Ullmark struggles in Sabres’ seventh straight loss

'"It’s definitely been frustrating," Montour told The Buffalo News in PNC Arena on Saturday. "My first couple years in the league we had some success and some good teams with a lot more wins than losses. That experience with having more lows in a season is a little different, but the season is so long. I think it’s one of those things where you’re always going to have ups and … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: A rare, ‘frustrating’ season for Brandon Montour

'Failing to score another goal would have made Buffalo just the sixth team in NHL history to suffer four straight shutouts. It has not been done in the expansion era since the first-year 1967-68 Oakland Seals.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Hurricanes 4, Sabres 2

'"Whenever you miss a game, hurt, suspended, whatever it is, it's tough to sit in the press box, for sure," Eichel said. "I want to be out there competing as much as you can. It stinks not playing, but it's good that it's over and you must move past it."' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel returns, hoping to prevent Sabres from making dubious offensive history

'"I've been able to create a lot more at 5-on-5," he said. "The last few years, especially in Buffalo, I started relying too much on the power play to contribute offensively. Now I'm finding more ways to be a little bit more offensive-minded, read the plays better and create more. That's really where the plus-minus is coming from."' … [Read more...] about Heading into Buffalo return, life of O’Reilly has gotten much better in St. Louis

'The Sabres routinely choose to opt out of the sort of blue-collar work that fuel teams such as the Penguins.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out for a third consecutive game, the ‘definition of inconsistent’