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'The Blues have won 21 of their last 26 meetings against the Sabres since 1998, including both games this year. St. Louis posted a 3-2 overtime victory over Buffalo Dec. 10 in Scottrade Center.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Blues 1, Sabres 0

'For all his flaws, Regier had an ability to win trades. The jury is still out on Murray, though it doesn't look promising.' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Deadline history as Botterill readies for trades

'The topic arose after the Sabres misfired time and again during Thursday's 4-2 loss to Florida. They had open looks from the front, sides and point, but pucks failed to find or even hit the net. Buffalo finished with 32 shots on goal, but another 19 went wide or high and 16 more got blocked.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shoot, don’t score as accuracy remains an issue

'Larsson's cross-check was actually the result of an altercation between Trocheck and Buffalo's Jake McCabe. The Sabres defenseman hit Trocheck along the boards, and the duo pushed, shoved and trash-talked its way to the Panthers' blue line.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Larsson suspended two games; Nelson impresses

'The referees whistled Sabres center Johan Larsson for the most flagrant foul in KeyBank Center. After an extended pushing and trash-talking session between Buffalo's Jake McCabe and Florida's Vincent Trocheck, Larsson cross-checked Trocheck in the side of the jaw.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fight losing battle as suspensions could loom

'We're at the point of the season where the natives are throwing up their hands and not bothering anymore. Tickets are flying around StubHub for $6, and you want to hand out crying towels to the poor season subscribers who have performed a complete money flush yet again this season.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Empty seats get another empty result

'"I thought it was pretty even right off the bat and then penalties killed us," Johnson said. "From the first period on we were just chasing. I thought we responded in the second and third with a good push when we had the puck. It was just, we took a lot of penalties in the first and it killed us."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Johnson still winless at home for the Sabres

'Florida is 14-3-1 in the last 18 games versus the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Panthers 4, Sabres 2

'Kane remains second on the Sabres to Eichel in goals (16) and points (36) but much of that damage was done in October and November when he was playing with Eichel. When the calendar hit Dec. 1, Kane had 12 goals and 11 assists. Since then, he has just four goals and nine assists in the last 25 games.' … [Read more...] about How to break Kane’s slump? Sabres hope it’s a return to Eichel’s line

'"The thing that was concerning to me is the distance that it come from and that he's looking at the player's numbers when he's going for the puck," Housley said. "Kyle, who is a very strong player, got up right away and that was part of the ruling of the referee. But it's good to see the NHL came forward and recognized it and fined Taylor Hall. I know that's not part of his … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: NHL fines Hall, backs Sabres’ position on Okposo hit

'The Sabres are settling in for a five-game homestand and play 20 of their final 33 downtown. The first one didn't go as planned.' … [Read more...] about Sabres had winning formula but left it in western Canada

'There's not enough talent on this team right now and everybody knows that but Tuesday's game was a colossal disappointment. It was everything the road trip wasn't.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Streak gone in another home snoozer

'"He's a skill guy. He makes plays," Baptiste said. "He's a guy that's dangerous around the net. He's got great, great hockey sense and great vision. He's a great player who's going to be a great player for a long time."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: C.J. Smith stars for the Amerks in AHL All-Star Game

'It was fun while it lasted.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Devils 3, Sabres 1

'"You know what, it's going to be a good test for us," Sabres forward Kyle Okposo said Monday afternoon as the Sabres returned to practice in HarborCenter after the NHL All-Star break. "I think that we need to keep taking steps as a team. I think that was probably step No. 1. We needed to put a few games together where we really showed what we can do and really played well for … [Read more...] about Sabres out to prove western wins not fool’s gold