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'"You can see improvement," Rochester coach Chris Taylor said about Malone. "He's by far behind the eight ball, behind everybody else with missing prospect camp and training camp and the start of the season. ... It's definitely tough. Everybody's got a head start on you. They've got games, they've worked hard all summer for it. He battled back hard and these last few games has … [Read more...] about Sabres Prospects: Malone ready to roll, finally, in his first pro season

'"You know it's not easy when you're not winning games. It can be a drag coming to the rink and it's going to be a long year if that happens," Sabres forward Kyle Okposo said. "But you have to find ways to stay positive. That's what's going to turn this around is guys not playing from a place of frustration and from a place of negativity. You have to play knowing you're going … [Read more...] about Sabres take a Sunday, Fun Day approach to stay positive

'The loss dropped Buffalo to 3-7-2. It seems the only players who can score are Eichel, Jason Pominville, Ryan O'Reilly and Evander Kane. Even when they find the net, it doesn’t always count.' … [Read more...] about With disallowed goal and smashed stick, not ideal 21st birthday for Sabres’ Eichel

'This doesn't look remotely close to a playoff team. Another poor start to the season just emphasizes the point.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: A month’s musings from another struggling start

'Unless they meet in the Stanley Cup final, the Sabres won't play San Jose again this season. That's a good thing for the team, but a few players might be disappointed.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Team failure, personal success versus Sharks; defense needs accuracy

'No goal: Sabres center Jack Eichel found the net on his 21st birthday, but he didn't score. As Eichel celebrated his apparent power-play goal with 2:48 left in the first, San Jose's Peter DeBoer issued a coach's challenge for goaltender interference.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sharks 3, Sabres 2

'"It means a great deal," Roy said. "Climbing the ranks of world juniors and world championships and under-17s, under-18s and all that stuff with Canada, the ultimate challenge or goal would be to win a gold medal for the Olympic team. I get a chance to do that maybe, and I've just got to make sure I work hard and prove myself.' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Derek Roy’s dream of Olympic glory is alive again

'But Buffalo has struggled to do that. The Sabres have made mistakes and given up goals only to see their play get tighter and too defensive. They've made mistakes and tried to press too much offensively, trying to create something outside of the game plan only to give up odd-man rushes and easy goals against.' … [Read more...] about Sabres searching for a consistent mental game

'It's a five-game, 11-day East Coast swing for the Sharks, ending Saturday afternoon in KeyBank Center when they play the Buffalo Sabres at 1 p.m.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: San Jose ends long road trip in Buffalo

'More than anything, Wednesday's disappointment in Columbus proved once again the Sabres simply don't know how to string wins together. Their modest two-game streak came to a crashing halt, continuing a trend.' … [Read more...] about Beleaguered Sabres won’t find safety in numbers

'"I don’t think it was a sense of frustration, I think it's just how do you react to that, right?" Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "We understand it's a big turning point. Could have been a tie game right there. But how do you react from that point moving forward, the mental toughness of that? We just lost that little bit of discipline in our game to stay with it."' … [Read more...] about Missed breakaway leads to more break downs for the Sabres

'"I think he's just really intense," Housley said about Tortorella, who has coached more than 1,000 NHL games. "He's an up-front personality. He understands the game. He knows how to get the most out of his players. He's a terrific motivator. You know, you pick a little bit of everyone's brain as you go through and experience different situations, but John is a heck of a … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Tortorella has plenty of praise for Housley

'The major damage was done in a span of 2:59 late in the second period when the Blue Jackets pounced in front of the Sabres net for three goals.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Blue Jackets 5, Sabres 1

'The Sabres' 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings had a 7.3 rating on cable's NBCSN.' … [Read more...] about News flash: Sabres more popular with viewers locally than World Series

'"As I said from Day One, I think we have a great game plan," Lehner said in KeyBank Center. "We've just got to do it. We got it deep. We flipped pucks out when we were in doubt. We didn't force plays."' … [Read more...] about Lehner’s numbers improve, but Sabres goalie more impressed by team’s smarts