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'Nylander has two goals and four points in 15 games for the Amerks. He started his season late after suffering a lower-body injury during the Sabres' prospect challenge in September.' … [Read more...] about Sabres loan Nylander to Sweden for world juniors

'"It's just something that I probably enjoy more than the kids do, which is hard to believe," Kane said. "But for me it's something that I take pride in. Being in the position I'm in, I'm able to do that. It's something that I want to do."' … [Read more...] about Christmas comes early for Buffalo children thanks to Sabres’ Evander Kane

'Ornaments will be sold during Friday's game against Philadelphia in KeyBank Center. The Sabres' wives and girlfriends will begin selling them in the 100 and 200 levels at 5 p.m. The sale will continue until supplies are gone.' … [Read more...] about Sabres again selling autographed Christmas ornaments

'Lehner is a convenient target for the catcall crowd but this season down the drain rests on the head of the NHL's worst offense. What more can Lehner do? At home, he's got a 1.94 goals against average and .935 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Lehner’s gaudy home numbers rendered moot by another shutout loss

'"I just saw one of my teammates get hit really hard," Bogosian said after the 3-0 loss to the Bruins. "It was a clean hit. I respect the way Miller plays. He plays the game hard, and I know he would probably do the same thing for his teammate if that was me."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Bogosian enjoys fight; low ice time for Reinhart

'The Sabres, meanwhile, fell to 1-2-3 in their last six games. It was the fourth time this season they've been shut out and all of those have come in the last 11 games.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Bruins 3, Sabres 0

'Housley, a Republican state senator in Minnesota since 2013 who ran for for lieutenant governor in 2014 and lost, announced her intention to run for Franken's seat in a video message Tuesday morning.' … [Read more...] about Karin Housley declares run for U.S. Senate in Minnesota

'"At the time I was just really mad," the defenseman said. "You fight your whole life to play in this league. I came from a winning culture, and I think guys are starting to understand how much fun it is to win, first of all, but what it means to actually work hard."' … [Read more...] about After calling for pride, Sabres’ Scandella sees some

'The fans in Buffalo are the Second Star. The roar inside the Bills' stadium and the festival in the parking lot are captured well. The passion of Western New York sports fans is praised and revered.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Winter Classic documentary celebrates Buffalo; Josefson back

'Buffalo's 1-6 record is the worst in the NHL, and the six losses are tied with Detroit (2-6) for the most. In an eight-day span, the Sabres got beat three times in 3-on-3 play, in the final minute in both Chicago and St. Louis and in Friday's 5-4 defeat here against Carolina on a goal by defenseman Jacob Slavin.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: In wake of OT losses, 3-on-3 work gets extra attention

'"It's probably been the toughest season I've ever been a part of," said O'Reilly, a nine-year veteran. "It hurts. When we're not able to perform our best and I let this team down, it's on myself. I can't really look at anyone else."' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Ryan O’Reilly’s search for magic words

'"You know you can watch the games on TV all the time or you can come to the games, but when you're really working the game and thinking the game and watching some practices and trying to break it down, talking to the players, it really brings you back to when you were playing," said Biron, who was a goalie with the Sabres from 1995 to 2007 and retired in 2013.' … [Read more...] about Martin Biron finds a familiar rhythm as Sabres analyst

'Eichel nearly had a signature win Friday. The Sabres center recorded the first hat trick of his NHL career, a milestone that was 175 games in the making. The final two goals came in a 10-second span, erasing a 4-2 deficit and prompting the KeyBank Center crowd to dot the ice with hats and do the Wave.' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores three, but Sabres can’t pull win out of the hat

'"Yeah, we've been impressed with how we've performed the last little bit here. Last night was disappointing. I thought we had an opportunity there to continue the point streak, but now it's a scenario where, hey, we have to respond from that and have a good performance in front of our fans here. We haven't done that enough throughout the year."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Botterill talking to other GMs; Moulson producing

'Eichel recorded his first career hat trick Friday night, and it was the first one by the Sabres in KeyBank Center since 2011. Despite the individual dominance, the Sabres suffered a 5-4 overtime loss to Carolina.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Hurricanes 5, Sabres 4 (OT)