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'"You're going to hear a lot from me about 5-on-5 differential because it's the difference between winning and losing. Your special teams have to play an important role but you can't count on them all the time. It's not going to happen all the time. Five-on-five is something we can control. Getting to the net with more traffic was a big focus today."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Sluggish offense gives Housley plenty to talk about

'There was a whole lot of nothing from the Buffalo Sabres here Tuesday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres roll snake eyes in dreary loss at Vegas

'"It's exciting," Bogosian said. "It's not the start how I wanted things to go after coming off surgery, but I'm looking forward to getting back. I'm feeling good in practice. Games are a different story, I know. The last week I've come a long way in terms of how much intensity the skates have been. I'm looking forward to being back with the boys."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Six games later, Zach Bogosian makes season debut

'A power-play goal in the first period by Jonathan Marchessault and a short-handed goal in the second period by Cody Eakin was all the offense Fleury would need. The Sabres were outshot, 12-5, in the first period before playing a much stronger game over the final 30 minutes. The final count was 29-27 for Vegas.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Golden Knights 4, Sabres 1

'"I saw him in practice and camp and I'm dying to see him play a game," said Robert, 69, who got that chance Tuesday night when the Sabres met the Vegas Golden Knights. "From what I've seen, he's the whole package. You have to keep in mind he's 18 years old and only as good as the team you have. He's got to grow up with the team every year."' … [Read more...] about Sabres greats Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert belong to Rasmus Dahlin’s fan club

'Karin Housley's campaign is in crisis management mode after a story in the Huffington Post published Monday revealed Facebook posts that mocked Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton, with many construing the Obama post to be racist. The posts were made in 2009, four years before Karin Housley became a member of the Minnesota State Senate. The story was picked up by the Washington … [Read more...] about Spotlight on Karin Housley’s comments is ‘part of being in politics,’ Sabres coach says

'"This is going to be a tough test for us for sure," captain Jack Eichel said after practice in the Knights' castle here Monday. "We know they're coming off a road trip where they played a lot of good hockey and didn't get as many points as they wanted. Now they're back in this building, where they really like it and play well. They start fast here. It's an awesome atmosphere … [Read more...] about Sweep of Vegas would be another sign of Sabres’ improving fortunes

'"My brother watched the game but my mom was asleep," Dahlin said of his 20-year-old sibling, Felix. "And I think my dad woke up when I scored because my brother cheered pretty loud."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Dahlin stoked for his first NHL rematch

'Through five games, Dahlin has become progressively more daring about getting into the play. His confidence is clearly growing about starting the rush or joining in when it's already in motion. If he's conservatively looming back at the blueline on this play, for instance, there's no chance to score.' … [Read more...] about Memorable mileposts mark start of Sabres’ trip

'"It's one of those things that you'll never forget as a young player coming into the NHL," coach Phil Housley said after the 3-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes in Gila River Arena. "You always know when you scored your first career goal in the NHL so I was really happy for him."' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin’s first NHL goal thrills Sabres, sparks victory

'"Just getting off to a good start on your first game, because of the long flight and the circumstances going on the road, is always critical," Housley said prior to the game. "We'd like to kick off this road trip with a win. That sort of sets the stage for the rest of the trip."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: A road trip this long is not the norm

'Dahlin is the youngest defenseman to score a goal in the NHL in 23 years. Boston's Kyle McLaren was 18 years, 130 days when he scored for the Bruins on Oct, 26, 1995.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 3, Coyotes 0

'Housley noted, in particular, that the Sabres need to regroup their discipline on the power play, and rely as much on their second power-play unit as their first. Eichel, Okposo, Sheary, Sam Reinhart and Rasmus Ristolainen have primarily made up the man-advantage unit, and the Sabres are 3-for-15 (20 percent) on the power play in four games. Buffalo entered Friday tied for … [Read more...] about Sabres must shore up power play as they head west

'“I thought they had some really good shifts the last game,” Housley said. “He’s been held off the board as far as goals go, so I’m trying to get him going. They think the game alike, and we’re just trying to encourage some chemistry.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres juggle lines to help boost Jeff Skinner ahead of road trip

'"That's on all of us. It's on me for seeing it and not saying something before the game," Okposo said. "You could see it coming. It was just not being ready to go. We weren't engaged early. They were. We weren't making passes. We iced the puck a bunch and we weren't ready to go."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ bad habits snowball in loss to Avalanche