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'“Any time you lose one of the guys in the back end, especially a guy that plays the big minutes like Jake does, you come together as a group,” defenseman Cody Franson said. “You know that everybody is going to play with everybody, so you prepare yourself mentally for that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: When McCabe went down, defense adjusted

'“The only thing that’s changed is I’ve made a lot more friends over the years,” Vanek said about the number of moves in the last four years. “Buffalo is awesome. I always say it to other people. Before Kyle signed here I talked to him. I said you’re going to love it. It’s a great place. Did I want to leave? No. But again at the time I just didn’t know which direction the … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Vanek finds his niche with Red Wings

'Anders Nilsson made 32 saves to improve to 6-1-1 at home.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Sabres 3, Red Wings 2 (OT)

'“I admire a lot of things about the guy,” Lehner said. “You know what? I don’t like a lot of things, too. But I also recognize we’re all humans. People are looking for this perfect-world type human being – robots, I guess, to rule. You know what? We’re all flawed.' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Robin Lehner, his Trump mask, the backlash

'"I take responsibility. I don’t want to do the whole sequence of things that they built up to the little half-Hollywood movie that they clipped together. I understand where it’s coming from. It’s all entertainment to them but it’s a real-life reaction for me and I accept the responsibility of it."' … [Read more...] about Lehner takes responsibility for Tuesday’s “half-Hollywood movie”

'“It’s a complex area. There’s a lot going on down there,” Ennis said. “Optimistically I wanted to play every game here on out but you know, like I said it’s complex down there. I’ve just got to make sure I’m able to do what I can out there, that I’m able to play how I can out there so I’m going to stay getting treatment. It takes a lot of time and it’s a lot of work.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Ennis expected back, Ullmark with new mask

'In eight of their last 10 games, the Sabres have scored the first goal. They’ve won just three of those games. Of their five losses this season when scoring first, four have come in the last 10 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres scoring first, but struggling to hold on to leads

'As the Sabres’ No. 1 goaltender, Lehner will soon get another chance to finish a game. It wasn’t going to happen against the Maple Leafs, who scored three times in the opening 9:45 of the second period to ruin the night of Lehner and the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Lehner fails to build on run, gets pulled in Sabres’ loss

'The Leafs have a coach who's going to the Hall of Fame, and a general manager and president who are already there. The Sabres have a coach with a Stanley Cup on his resume who's clearly causing fans and his own players to gnash their teeth far too much, a first-time GM and a club president who's about the most reviled figure in town these days.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Sabres getting left in dust by Leafs’ rebuild

'“We’re skating, we’re working,” said Okposo, who was selected for the NHL All-Star Game and leads the Sabres with 13 goals. “We’ve just got to find a way to string a few together. It’s just up and down. Win one, lose one. Win two, lose two. And we’ve just got to find a way to use that speed and play full 60s.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Okposo gets back on the scoreboard

'The Maple Leafs entered the game 0-8-1 when trailing after one period.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 3

'“It’s nice to be back playing with him,” Eichel said in KeyBank Center. “We’re two people who want to be out there together. We know that if we get each other the puck and get open it’s going to come back.' … [Read more...] about Together again, Eichel and Reinhart excel for Sabres

'"We have to play a patient game, a responsible game to get the opportunities that I think will come," Bylsma said. "You have to play defense against this group. You have to be aware which side of the puck you’re on and if you do so, you’ll get opportunities going back the other way.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Attack mode should be Sabres’ preferred method

'"He's been skating a lot for quite a long time trying to work his way back from this injury," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "And he actually pulls that lacrosse move off quite often. To have enough presence of mind to try to do it in a game when there's grown men out there trying to crush ya, it just shows the comfort level he's at and the ease with which he plays the game. In … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Ennis returns with feats of skill and creativity

'It didn't take long to see which Sabres team was playing Monday. It was the good one.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Sabres 4, Stars 1