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'"He can make such incredible plays that you can't ever be shocked by the things he does," Rodrigues said. "One thing that's overlooked is that he's such a dynamic player that you actually try to get away from him on the ice, let him do his thing one on one. Pull guys away from him. When he gets a guy 1 on 1, there's few centers or defensemen that can stop him. You try to find … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Evan Rodrigues gets the call on Jack Eichel’s line

'With the loss, the Sabres (28-24-8) dropped their fourth straight game (0-3-1) while Tampa Bay won its eighth in a row. The Lightning have not lost in regulation in February, going 10-0-2. They improved to 47-11-4, pushing their NHL-leading point total to 98. They are on pace for 129, which would be three shy of Detroit's 1995-96 record of 132.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Lightning 2, Sabres 1 SO

'"I think the coaching staff has done a very good job," he said. 'They have communicated with our players, continued to work to try to find different methods to get their message across to them. I think you saw after the Carolina game (a 6-5 overtime loss on Feb. 7) more of a focus on trying to get back to defense and I thought we proceeded with three of our better games … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Jason Botterill: Phil Housley’s job is safe

'No NHL team has ever won 10 games in a row and lost 10 in a row in the same season. The way the Sabres are playing right now and with the schedule they're facing, it actually seems possible.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Patience is no virtue for Jason Botterill as Sabres’ collapse continues

'Bad puck management. Bad decisions. Shoddy defense. An ill-timed mistake from a goaltender. Deer-in-the-headlights coaching. It was all there.' … [Read more...] about With Pegulas in the house, fragile Sabres collapse again in loss to Panthers

'"It's one of those cases where our doctors had constant contact with Kyle," coach Phil Housley said prior to Tuesday's game against the Florida Panthers in BB&T Center. "Obviously he was diagnosed with a concussion and we have no timetable for that. It's unfortuntate, but that's the status of Kyle."' … [Read more...] about Sabres say there’s no timetable for Kyle Okposo after his latest concussion diagnosis

'The Sabres continue to struggle to score. They have three goals or less for six straight games and only have five goals in the last three.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Florida Panthers 4, Buffalo Sabres 2

'"I'm not going lie. I'm pretty frustrated. I don't really know what to tell you," Beaulieu said after yet another workout Monday in BB&T Center. "It's important for me to keep grinding away here. Time is ticking. There's not many games left and you want to get in as many as you can. But it's tough. You try to stay in shape and practice hard. It's tough but part of being a pro. … [Read more...] about Nathan Beaulieu keeps practicing, waiting for Sabres to make their move

'Pressed on his level of concern about the winger's health, Housley simply said, "I don't have any information up to this point but he went back to Buffalo to get further evaluated by our doctors."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Kyle Okposo sent home for medical evaluation

'Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Devils was hardly a disgraceful performance. The Sabres had a 35-24 advantage in shots on goal and had 21 more attempts. They had the puck a lot. They just didn't do enough with it. They didn't defend at key times either.' … [Read more...] about As playoff race slips away, Sabres left with no answers on the ice or off it

'It would appear likely that Scandella will miss both games on the Florida trip and move to the injured reserve list to make room on the roster for Nelson, who has not played since he suffered an upper-body injury Dec. 4 against Toronto. Sunday was Nelson's 28th straight game out of the lineup.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Casey Nelson gets the call, will join team in Florida

'The Sabres opened their three-game road trip with a loss that was yet another disappointment in a stretch full of them. Buffalo ended its seven-game homestand at 3-3-1 after Friday's 6-2 stinker against the New York Rangers and couldn't rebound in this one despite a 34-24 advantage in shots on goal.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: New Jersey Devils 4, Buffalo Sabres 1

'"We’re in, obviously, a stretch where every game is in important," center Evan Rodrigues said. "But at the end of the day, you can’t dwell on a game like yesterday, because it’s not going to do anything for you. You have to learn from it, take a step forward from it, build off of it, just get ready for the next game. I think when you get a little too emotional and you worry … [Read more...] about Sabres watch video, work in practice to clean up mistakes ahead of road trip

'While Okposo will join the Sabres for their three-game road trip, Marco Scandella was evaluated by team doctors Saturday and did not board the team charter to Newark, N.J. Defensemen Zach Bogosian and goalie Linus Ullmark did not practice for "maintenance."' … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo to join Sabres on road trip, Marco Scandella’s status unknown

'"It’s something we talked about," Jason Pominville, 36, told The News following a recent practice. "I don’t think it was a problem for us last year, but it’s the way the world is right now. Everyone is on their phone. You want to make sure you keep the conversations going within the group. You’re eating for 20 minutes. You can wait to answer your calls or whatever."' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Trying to prevent phones, games from impinging on team bonding