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'There's so many places to eat and so much to walk around and see that outsiders are stunned by the number of empty seats during the actual game. People are still checking out the building. The concourse is unmatched, with a sweeping cityscape effect under a massive roof.' … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: In first season, Little Caesars heads right to the top of NHL arena crop

'"It's just nice to get a win and play a complete game," right wing Kyle Okposo said. "There's a lot of things said in the last couple days in this locker room, and we've got to grow up and mature and start playing a more mature game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres shift gears, follow each other to hard-working win

'"I just think we should stop feeling sorry for ourselves, complaining or making excuses for what's going on," he said after the morning skate. "We just need to come together and work harder. I think that's always the key to success. Things aren't going right, start preparing better and working harder off the ice. Things usually translate."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Talk is cheap, so Sabres cash in with hard work

'Price dealt with more than an injury during his time away. Rumors enveloped the goaltender and his family. The biggest was that his wife, Angela, had issued an ultimatum to either move from Montreal or get divorced.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Habs’ Price to play; Beaulieu talks rumors, game; Falk filled in well

'Goaltender Robin Lehner made 28 saves, including 13 in the third period, as Buffalo moved to 1-5-2 in the last eight games, 3-7-1 at home and 6-13-4 this season.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 3, Oilers 1

'"I've come to realize our core group is very passionate. They're excited about being in Buffalo and want to have success here. But going about it, there's still a growing situation about how do you become a vocal leader, how do you keep each other accountable?"' … [Read more...] about Botterill happy with Sabres’ accountability talks and Amerks’ development

'"Yeah, I think it's hard to sometimes," Moulson said about ignoring the chatter. "But I think once you start worrying about that, then you've got a little more problems than just hockey. I think you're at home thinking about a lot of things. Obviously you want to do well. I think any athlete that's competitive wants to do well in a team environment and personally.' … [Read more...] about Pride becomes the motivating factor for Matt Moulson

'"It's obviously not very much fun to be at the rink right now and that's never a good feeling," Kyle Okposo said Thursday morning. "We just feel like we're letting a lot of people down and we just have to find a way to make some changes. I think as a group we have to come together as a team and just really buy in. Otherwise it's just going to be a miserable year."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Veterans looking to establish accountability

'While the Sabres' offense had a successful night – especially after scoring just one goal in seven of the previous 12 games – subpar goaltending, team defense, puck management and penalty killing contributed to a seventh straight setback.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ season feels over by Thanksgiving after another loss

'He's the guy the Sabres signed to the biggest free agent contract in their history in the summer of 2016. Okposo got seven years and $42 million. With five years left on the deal, that $6 million cap hit sure looks like an albatross these days.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Okposo knows Sabres are desperate for return on their investment

'"I think we've got to start holding guys accountable. Start being honest with ourselves and our teammates," Nolan said after the Sabres 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Wild in KeyBank Center Wednesday. "When we're turning pucks over and not working hard, it kinda (gets) swept under the rug and we've got to, if someone does turn it over, if they don't chip it in at the red line or … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Jordan Nolan speaks on the need for accountability

'Ennis scored 2:04 after Eichel to tie it, 1-1. Foligno and Wild center Charlie Coyle outworked the Sabres along the boards to get the puck to Ennis. The winger spun and sent a no-look backhand to the net that fooled Johnson.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Wild 5, Sabres 4

'"I think it's the right choice," Ennis said in KeyBank Center, where he joins former Buffalo teammate Marcus Foligno in playing the Sabres Wednesday night as members of the Minnesota Wild. "I didn't know too much about Peterman. I like Tyrod. I think Tyrod is a good quarterback, the best one on the roster in my opinion. I'd like to see Tyrod in there. It was an unfortunate day … [Read more...] about Tyler on Tyrod: Former Sabres forward Ennis happy to hear the news on Bills’ Taylor

'If Housley positions herself as a visible member of the Buffalo community, it won’t be an unfamiliar position. She is recognizable already in her Minnesota Senate district and around the state Capitol. In her five years as a legislator, she has satiated her hyperactive attention with an array of projects, from turning a private plot on the St. Croix into a public park to … [Read more...] about The thoroughly modern marriage of Phil and Karin Housley

'"Anything's possible when you believe," Pominville said. "When you get back to that swagger, that confidence as a team, you feel like anything you do, you can't be denied. Right now, it's almost the other way where we're giving up a bounce and we're getting scored on or we're not getting the bounce offensively. And when you're going well those bounces offensively usually come … [Read more...] about Ready to face their old team, Pominville and Scandella know how to flip the script on a season