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'“It just kind of fits the person I am,” the Sabres’ newest forward said Thursday. “I grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, blue-collar city. I played in Lowell and played in Austin, Minn., all kind of blue-collar communities, and they all play blue-collar hockey.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Smith signs max deal; alumni auction

'The Buffalo Sabres are adding an interesting college free agent to their organization Wednesday, as they are signing UMass-Lowell left winger C.J. Smith to an entry-level contract.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres add free agent forward Smith from UMass-Lowell

'Good for Dan Bylsma, good for Tim Murray. As for Sam Reinhart? Tough break. Learn from it, kid.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Benching of Sam Reinhart was the right call (and the only call)

'“Earlier in the day, Sam Reinhart violated a team policy, and the discipline was not playing in tonight’s game,” said Buffalo coach Dan Bylsma, who declined to elaborate on the infraction. “We’re going to move forward from here. Disappointing, but it happened and we dealt with it. We’re going to move on from here.”' … [Read more...] about Sam Reinhart benched entire game for violating Sabres policy

'The Sabres will offer $15 tickets for children with the purchase of a regularly priced 300 Level ticket ($54). Family packs with four tickets, four sodas, four hot dogs and four popcorns are available for $199, and hat packs featuring two 300 Level II tickets and a Sabres New Era cap can be purchased for $99.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Fan Appreciation; Eichel more dangerous

'The Columbus goaltender made 40 saves Tuesday night to deal the Sabres a 3-1 loss in Nationwide Arena. Bobrovsky improved to 41-13-5, including 10-0-2 in his last 12 decisions.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Blue Jackets 3, Sabres 1

'The Sabres have won two straight and four of five games to get back to even with 76 points in 76 games (32-32-12). One frustrating sticking point to their season is that they're 19-14-6 against teams currently in the playoffs -- including a stunning 8-0-2 against the trio of Ottawa, the New York Rangers and Edmonton.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stay the course to honor their captain

'"The sacrifice that they make is beyond anything that you could ever imagine," Brian Gionta said Monday morning before the Buffalo Sabres earned a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers in KeyBank Center. "The long nights, missing holidays. You miss a lot of stuff and to have the support from my wife and the kids, it allows you to come the rink and be ready to play and be fresh and … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: One thousand games covered a lot of life for the Gionta family

'Eichel and Matt Moulson each had two assists in the game. That improved Eichel to a point-a-game player for the season with 55 points in 55 games. He has 32 assists, matching his total over 81 games last year.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Sabres 4, Panthers 2

'Gionta will skate in his 1,000th game when the Sabres host the Florida Panthers. After a pregame ceremony in KeyBank Center, Buffalo’s captain will become the 312th player and 43rd American to reach the magic number.' … [Read more...] about Giant milestone, celebration await Sabres’ Gionta

'Kulikov’s ability to move the puck from the point altered Bylsma’s power-play plans. The Sabres had practiced with five forwards on the first unit (Jack Eichel, Ryan O’Reilly, Kyle Okposo, Evander Kane and Sam Reinhart), but Bylsma opted for Kulikov instead of Kane.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Surprise party for Kulikov; Panthers roll

'Nobody should blame Terry and Kim Pegula for that much misery, but nobody should absolve them, either. They contributed their share after purchasing the Sabres and later assuming command over the Bills. They inherited problems with both teams, added more layers and offered few solutions.' … [Read more...] about Bucky Gleason: Sabres, Bills still waiting for lifeboats

'“When you see that many Toronto people down here watching their team, it was almost like they overtook our building a little bit,” Eichel said Saturday. “I just want to defend it and do as much as we can to get the win.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Sabres punch out Maple Leafs and their fans

'The Sabres are 18-2-1 in their last 21 at home against Toronto.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Leafs fans enter loudly, leave quietly

'“It's a learning process,” William Nylander said. “Every player has got to go through that stuff. He's learning. It will be a good year for him.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Nylander hears brother’s frustration; Lehner expects hard-working finish