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'No team can survive with a backup playing that way, although Johnson's stats are well down the list of reasons for the Sabres' 10-22-9 record and 58-point pace for the season. Johnson, remember, won 22 games for Buffalo just two seasons ago and 18 for Calgary last year.' … [Read more...] about Johnson remains a hanging Chad in the crease

'"They're a heavy team. They play the game the right way, have terrific speed up front and are well balanced," Housley said. "Their D like to activate into the rush to create offense. There's a lot of things we have to focus on."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Housley impressed by the way Jets soaring

'The Sabres hit the halfway point of their schedule with a ghastly record of 10-22-9. Buffalo is 0-2-1 in its last three games, 2-5-3 in its last 10 and 4-9-5 in its last 18.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Jets 4, Sabres 3

'Now, the Sabres were thoroughly outclassed much of the night in a 6-2 loss to the Wild at XCel Energy Center. And they were already down 2-0 when Ristolainen's penalty was assessed with 9:44 left in the first period. But losing their key guy on the blueline was a backbreaker, and you wonder if the NHL's Department of Player Safety is going to have something to say too.' … [Read more...] about Sabres don’t compete on night where Ristolainen gets an early gate

'During the first television timeout, Scandella and Pominville were greeted by the Minnesota Wild in a brief video on the arena's massive video board.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Scandella and Pominville get Minnesota welcome

'Winger Nino Niederreiter returned from injury and poured in a hat trick over the first 24 minutes as the Minnesota Wild cruised to a 6-2 rout of Buffalo before 19,017 in XCel Energy Center.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Wild 6, Sabres 2

'"Now that it's over, I'm not too worried about that on how I feel mentally and physically," winger Evander Kane said after Wednesday's workout. "Headed into it, the buildup and magnitude of that game is going to be tough to match the rest of the way but you quickly realize you've got to get geared right back up. We're playing some good teams here on the road."' … [Read more...] about Sabres return to regularly scheduled programming

'The Wild are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games at XCel Energy Center, where they host the Sabres Thursday night. They're coming off a 5-1 bludgeoning of the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, a game that saw them outshoot Florida, 19-2, in the second period and 41-26 overall.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Wild are red-hot at home

'Monday's game from Citi Field in the borough of Queens in New York City had a preliminary 12.4 rating on WGRZ-TV (Channel 2), the local NBC affiliate, during game action. The rating peaked during the overtime at 14.4.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose much of local audience from 2008 Winter Classic

'"Earlier on in the season there were a lot of struggles," Housley said. "A lot of the games we were in were one-goal games or were even. And I talked about it before that we were just cracking at the wrong time, making a critical mistake at the wrong time. They were tough, and it was tough on our group."' … [Read more...] about Phil Housley sees Sabres growing accustomed to his coaching

'The players' jerseys are being auctioned off at Auction.NHL.com, with proceeds to benefit the Buffalo Sabres Foundation. The bidding opened at noon Monday and will run until 9 p.m. Jan. 14.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ game-worn Winter Classic jerseys available via auction

'They were in a 2-0 hole after 8:20 and looked like they didn't belong anywhere near the marquee game. Slowly, they learned handle things and rallied for a tie in the third period. It was that start the crushed them Monday in a 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Rangers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres learn the big stage needs to be embraced immediately

'But there's a legitimate sense of growth creeping in with this club. Monday's Winter Classic at frigid Citi Field started out exactly like the disaster NBC and the NHL had to be fearing all month by having a bottom feeder in the game for the first time.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: On ice, you can see a Process too

'"Maybe not getting rewarded in the points he wants, but I think he's doing a lot of good things," center Jack Eichel said. "It was great to see him get a goal. He goes to the net hard, and it was nice to see the power play get another goal. We'll keep working on it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Reinhart ends slump; Ristolainen gets his moment

'The Sabres had to rally again to earn a point. They fell into a 3-1 hole Friday in New Jersey, but they overcame that two-goal deficit to win, 4-3, in overtime. They couldn't recapture the overtime magic after Jacob Josefson went to the box for tripping in the extra session, giving the Rangers their winning chance.' … [Read more...] about Winter Classic Wraparound: Rangers 3, Sabres 2 (OT)