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'"I think everyone came into this with a little bit of optimism," said Evan Rodrigues, the only Sabre to play in both preseason games. "I think a big thing is that it shows if you do the right things it will lead to success. Everyone's confidence is continuing to build. It's showing the systems work if we all buy in and do our job. At the same time, it's only preseason. It's … [Read more...] about The wraparound: Sabres earn second straight preseason win

'Said center Casey Mittelstadt: "I've been seeing him for a while now. He just makes everything look so effortless."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Dahlin nervous? Not for long

'On Sheary: "Just in the first day, he took a hit the wrong way. We're making sure that we stay on top of that but right now it's week to week," Housley said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Game Day: Injury list grows, Dahlin debuts, Eichel ready to play

'"Whenever you finish in not a good position you want to improve for the next season and I think management has done a good job bringing guys in. So definitely that's competition, but it's something we all look forward to," Baptiste said Monday afternoon after another hard practice in HarborCenter. He was part of the group not making the trip to Columbus for the Sabres' … [Read more...] about Amid Sabres camp competition, Nicholas Baptiste stays true to his game

'"If I was Nylander, I would never try to pass that puck – because I could never make that play," a smiling Berglund said after the win in Nationwide Arena. "It was a great play by him. I came there back door, charged as hard as I could, hit the goal with it and it went in."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Nylander makes quite an opening statement

'The Sabres took charge by scoring on their first three shots of the second period via goals by Patrik Berglund, Nathan Beaulieu and Kyle Criscuolo. Meanwhile, goaltender Linus Ullmark stopped 20 of 21 shots he faced while playing the first 40 minutes to keep the Jackets at bay.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Buffalo Sabres 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1

'“We’re going to evaluate that shortly,” Housley, the second-year Sabres coach said after Sunday’s practice and scrimmage at HarborCenter. “We’ll have a roster coming out, but as you know (Zach Bogosian) and (Conor) Sheary were out for maintenance days so we’ve got to see where they’re at.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notebook: Phil Housley stays mum on when Dahlin will debut

'Pominville will turn 36 – and thus double Dahlin – when the Sabres are in Florida on Nov. 30.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: If it’s the last ride, Pominville is determined to enjoy it

'"I just want to see some competitive fire. I want to see some speed," coach Phil Housley said Saturday. "I want to see our checking come into play. We've been working on that the last couple days, just trying to squeeze off people in the neutral zone. They've done a good job of adjusting to that. It will be interesting."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Sunday scrimmage will change pace of camp

'"The guy is an incredible talent as we all know," McCabe said. "He's one of those guys that's going to push me and make me a lot better player. I'm going to try to help him along with the North American game, talk to him as much as I can to help develop his game on both ends of the rink."' … [Read more...] about With big expectations swirling, Dahlin starts small at opening of Sabres camp

'“He just kind of informed me that I was going to be a big part of the change around here,” Sheary said after reporting for the start of training camp at KeyBank Center. “I think we’ve got to just focus on moving up. He wants me to be a part of that and me to bring my experience from Pittsburgh over here and try to use that throughout the room and see what we can do.' … [Read more...] about New Sabre Conor Sheary’s experience winning Stanley Cup: ‘Invaluable’

'"It was a tough go today, but I’m really pleased the way the guys responded," Housley said. "These guys are ready to go. They’ve trained hard throughout the whole summer. They know what’s at stake, there’s competition for places. Everybody’s trying to make a good first impression. ... They were very focused today. I was really pleased the way both groups went out and … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Housley picks up the pace, McCabe back from surgery

'"Phil’s been great for the last few weeks with us, having our input, seeing what we think. So I think it’s sort of a bit of a change for us. It’s a good one. That’s how it needs to be. You look at the teams that are successful year after year, it’s that open line, it’s that player-coach one relationship instead of battling with them and it's been a good start so far. Obviously … [Read more...] about Eichel feels the vibe as Sabres enter camp with new outlook

'"It's tough. That's one thing in sports that a lot of people don't see," Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian said after the team reported for physicals and testing in KeyBank Center. "You see on TV at 7 o'clock the bright lights and everything is great. You're getting paid to play a great game for a living, but there's a lot of things that go on away from the rink that a lot of … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Team has Lehner’s back in wake of revelations

'You always feel that you're ready, right? But until you step in and you're the guy, I don't know how prepared you can really be for all of that. It's obviously a good feeling to have one year under my belt now, knowing how to handle the day-to-day operations, how to make decisions, trying to include your coaching staff and their input. Looking back, I gained a lot of … [Read more...] about Q&A: Housley ‘really excited’ to drop puck on second Sabres training camp