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'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

'"You never want to sit out as a player," coach Phil Housley said prior to Tuesday's 1-0 win over Detroit. "There's a lot of pride that goes into that, that you want to be part of the team and contribute. But sometimes when you take a step back, you can realize what you're not doing before you can take a step forward."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Antipin scratches surface of his ability

'"Yeah, that's good," Pouliot said. "Because personally, for me, I need to shoot the puck more and I did last game. It doesn't matter where the shot comes from. I think we get chances off of them so it went well. My linemates were great. It made my game a lot easier and hopefully things keep going that way."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Pouliot working to get the good bounces

'Buffalo improved to 3-5-2, including 3-1-1 in its last five games.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 1, Red Wings 0

'"We have to come back and have a great game at home," Scandella said. "We haven't had a great game at home yet and haven't gotten to win at home yet, so I feel like there's got to be a lot of pride in this dressing room to go get a win for our fans."' … [Read more...] about Scandella determined to help make Sabres a consistent winner

'"Better, quick puck movement," Housley said in KeyBank Center. "We're holding onto it, which is giving other teams on the penalty kill an opportunity to get in position. We have to move the puck quicker whether it's low to high or it's high to low. It's got to be done quicker.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Power play gets talk, tweaks; Okposo returns to top line; NBCSN games