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'"The caliber of players I was playing with in college and knowing they were going to be making the next step to pro hockey, NHL, I sort of felt like I could play with these guys and I could keep up," Criscuolo said. "Certain guys I was playing against I felt like I can do it. I didn’t know what was going to come of it, but I was definitely motivated and wanted to keep going."' … [Read more...] about Criscuolo on the cusp of his NHL debut with the Sabres

'"Taylor Fedun has a lower body injury. Probably out six to eight weeks," Sabres head coach Phil Housley said Thursday morning after the team practiced in KeyBank Center. They left for Detroit after practice for Friday's game with the Red Wings.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Taylor Fedun latest to hit the injured reserve

'Nylander has been skating on his own for some time but just joined the Amerks during practice this week. While there is a possibility the left winger will be in the lineup this weekend, either at home Friday when Rochester hosts Hartford or Saturday when the team travels to Binghamton, both coach and player are cautious with their word choice.' … [Read more...] about Nylander nearing the end of the long road back from injury

'"The first two periods, I thought we tried to take it to them," Eichel said in PPG Paints Arena. "The third period, we sat back and let them take it to us. We played scared to lose and not to win."' … [Read more...] about Show of camaraderie by Sabres’ stars goes for naught

'"I love that fact about hockey," Gorges said Tuesday. "I love that it's a physical game. Guys are there to stick up for their teammates. That's what separates hockey from all the other sports. We're allowed to do that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Gorges fights for physicality; Bailey’s play ‘dipped’; turkey drive

'The Penguins tied the game, 4-4, with just 6:11 to play. Evgeni Malkin controlled the puck deep in the Buffalo zone, then sent a cross-ice pass to Phil Kessel at the side of the net. The sniper went to one knee to bury his chance.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Penguins 5, Sabres 4 (OT)

'"It's weird. I think early in the year, you get some bounces and you're getting a couple points and then you go through a stretch where you think you're playing pretty good," Eichel said, naming games against San Jose, Arizona, Dallas and Washington as instances where he played well, but didn't score.' … [Read more...] about When hard effort goes unrewarded, it can be frustrating for the Sabres and Jack Eichel

'While it's reached eight games for Eichel, in his third season with the Sabres, it has stretched to 11 games for Crosby, the veteran of the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Crosby also enduring a prolonged goal scoring drought

'"Great players in Buffalo. The 12 years that I spent there were exciting times for me," Andreychuk said. "I grew up in Buffalo. Lots of Buffalo friends are in the house. My girls were all born in Buffalo. I married a Buffalo girl. Good times in Buffalo. Really, really good times. Great players. Hall of Fame players. Gilbert Perreault, Phil Housley ... I grew up there."' … [Read more...] about Thanking family and Buffalo roots, Dave Andreychuk enters Hockey Hall of Fame

'Buffalo goaltenders Robin Lehner and Chad Johnson combined to give up just five goals in the three games last week, which added to the frustration of a 1-1-1 stretch. Johnson, in particular, had one of his strongest games of the season in Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss in Montreal.' … [Read more...] about At least at back end, net results are improving for Sabres

'The Sabres have scored exactly one goal five times in their last eight games and that's simply taking them nowhere but yet again back to the draft lottery. Buffalo skated well for long stretches Saturday but still only managed one measly goal.' … [Read more...] about No punch from offense, no hope for Sabres to survive

'"I saw the replay and I didn't think it looked as bad," Pouliot said prior to the game in Bell Centre. "The helmet came off and that kind of made it look bad. When we saw the replay on the slow-motion I thought it was a bang-bang play and it was fine."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Pouliot happy to survive his brush with NHL law

'The usual Bell Centre sellout crowd of 21,302 roared its approval as Pacioretty beat Buffalo goalie Chad Johnson on a breakaway with the backhand after Ryan O'Reilly fumbled the puck near the Sabres line.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Canadiens 2, Sabres 1 (OT)

'"Dave was really able to dig in with that big body, get position on guys," Housley recalled. "One of the best puck-tippers back in the day and I don't think people really give him credit for the shot he has. He could pick a corner. He could protect a puck as well as anybody. He'd get that big arm out there and be circling the net. Those are just some of the high skills he … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: In Hall of Famers Housley and Andreychuk, Bowman struck it rich in ’82 draft

'"Yeah, I'm frustrated," Jack Eichel said after Friday's 4-1 loss to Florida. "Yeah, I am. I don't like my game right now. I'm forcing things.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel is frustrated: ‘I don’t like my game right now’