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'The Sabres’ Ryan O’Reilly signed a seven-year, $52.5 million contract before the 2015-16. He currently ranks tied for 59th in NHL scoring, with 44 points. Last year, he finished tied for 41st.' … [Read more...] about Jay Skurski’s Power Take: ‘Highest paid’ Bills and Sabres not earning their money

'“Same thing happened last year in this building, and the same thing’s happened a few times in the last few weeks just about blowing leads,” center Jack Eichel said. “That’s why we find ourselves out of the playoffs.”' … [Read more...] about Another lead goes nowhere for somber Sabres

'“Really for him the progression is, is he going to decide whether he’s going to be a 35-goal scorer or 40-goal scorer, or a guy who gets 30 goals and 50 assists?” Bylsma said. “He can be any one of those players.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Eichel’s ability; Falk, Ruhwedel get shots

'The Penguins had to survive a video review to see if they tied it, 3-3, with 3:46 remaining. They did. Conor Sheary floated a shot to the net, and it hit the sticks of Zach Bogosian and Jake Guentzel to deflect home.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Penguins 4, Sabres 3

'Skating in hard on Lehner, Kucherov waved his stick over the puck to fake a shot and simply let it slide untouched -- right through Lehner's legs and into the net for the clinching goal.' … [Read more...] about Kucherov’s YouTube classic burns Sabres in shootout

'Despite missing the opening 21 games with an ankle injury, Eichel is closing in on the team points lead. He has 15 goals, 26 assists and 41 points, just two behind Buffalo front-runners O’Reilly and Kyle Okposo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Eichel streaking; Kulikov injured

'The Lightning posted a fifth straight win in Buffalo for the first time since they entered the NHL in 1991. They are 11-1-1 against the Sabres in the last 13 meetings and 7-0-1 in the last eight since the start of the 2013-14 season.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Lightning 2, Sabres 1 (SO)

'In six-years in the National Hockey League, the Buffalo Sabres forward has not been pegged as a goal scorer. His contributions often come in other ways not noted among the stats of the final game summary -- the space he creates for his linemates, the havoc he can cause when parked in front of opposing goalies, the physical play which can wear down opponents over the course of … [Read more...] about Foligno’s game features physicality but can also bring some goals

'"He left the game with a mid-body injury," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said after Thursday's 6-3 win in KeyBank Center. " I know he was getting X-rays and he wasn’t coming back to play in the third period. I don’t have a final report on it. But it was a shot to the ribs or it was the boards against the rib cage. That is where the injury’s at."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: No update on Okposo, Lehner excused from practice

'O’Reilly has been part of 23 victories, and he’s recorded 13 goals, 29 points and a plus-14 rating. The center has skated in 21 losses, and he’s put up no goals, four points and a minus-11 rating.' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly shows up, and so does a Sabres victory

'"This is our team," Murray said. "We're relatively healthy right now and we're going to play as hard as we can and get as many points as we can. D-day has gone by. This is our team. You're here. There's 19 games left and let's see what we can do."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Murray trying to keep the faith

'"I expect to score every game whether I’ve got zero goals or 100 goals. I had some great opportunities throughout the course of the game before I scored and disappointed not to bury those," said Kane who finished with six shots on goal and 11 total shot attempts. "Ryan made a good play and I was able to bury it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres notebook: Evander Kane just keeps scoring goals

'Sabres right wing Kyle Okposo left the game with an upper-body injury. Okposo got hit into the boards midway through the second period. He was clearly in pain on the bench while athletic trainer Rich Stinziano talked with him.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Sabres 6, Coyotes 3

'“Today was a small little speed bump,” Buffalo General Manager Tim Murray said. “I’m excited about the direction we’re going in, but it takes time. I’ve given my plan to ownership and our scouting staff. We know our timeline, and it’s not an exact timeline. There are things that come up and make it quicker, slow it down, but those are just little things every day.' … [Read more...] about Quiet deadline for Sabres is ‘speed bump’

'There's no way to paint this as anything but a disappointment. The Sabres aren't making the playoffs and Murray figured he could pick up some extra draft picks for the likes of Cody Franson and Dmitry Kulikov. There was simply no goalie market around the league so Anders Nilsson wasn't in play much. And Murray honored Brian Gionta's wish to stay, even though it seemed there … [Read more...] about Deadline dud adds to Murray’s disappointment over lost weekend