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'Of course, the Sabres felt Monahan shouldn't have even been on the ice at that point. A few seconds before the goal, he got the puck away from Sam Reinhart by drilling the Buffalo winger from behind into the end boards. Referee Brad Meier simply stood and watched.' … [Read more...] about Sabres filled with frustration after Flames burn them in OT

'Now wearing a Calgary sweatsuit, there were hugs, handshakes and high-fives all around as the Sabres noticed their former goaltender serving as their greeter. Buffalo goaltending coach Andrew Allen stopped for several minutes as Johnson chatted with each player who walked by.' … [Read more...] about Flames Johnson on meeting Sabres: ‘This is going to be fun’

'The home team has won 17 of the last 19 meetings in the series.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Flames 4, Sabres 3 (OT)

'Gionta had his first two goals of the season while Foligno and Larsson both had an assist. The three players were plus-4 in the game and combined with the line centered by Ryan O'Reilly to hold McDavid to one shot on goal in the game.' … [Read more...] about Checking line brings offense to Sabres

'"I felt good," Johnson told Calgary reporters after practice here Tuesday morning. "I think I was prepared coming into the year, my focus was where it needed to be. As a group, we got better and played a better game there even though we obviously didn't get what we wanted out of it with an extra point."' … [Read more...] about Reunion in Calgary as Chad Johnson will start for Flames

'"Seeing him in practice ever since he got here, that's a great pickup for our team," said goalie Robin Lehner, who made 31 saves in a mostly solid effort. "He gives us offense for sure but you just see how he makes the right play. When he's out there, he brings a certain calm to me as a goalie because you know he's going to do things right all over the ice."' … [Read more...] about Okposo’s debut is a key to solid Sabres win

'For his part, McLellan was particularly irate with two penalties taken late in the first period by forward Benoit Pouliot. So irate that Pouliot didn't play the last 40 minutes. Said McLellan: "We have some foundation or fabric things that we have to continue to fix as an organization. Stupidity is one of them. So don't play. Watch."' … [Read more...] about Irate Oilers coach McLellan on loss to Sabres: ‘We looked like the Bad News Bears’

'The 18,500-seat building is the centerpeice of a downtown revitalization project known as the Ice District. Already open and connected to the arena are the Rogers Community Rink, which both the Sabres and Edmonton Oilers used for practice on Saturday, and the 60,000 square-foot Gran Villa Casino. That $32 million project opened last month to join the arena as part of the first … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: New arena at forefront of Edmonton district

'O'Reilly snapped a 2-2 tie at 3:53 of the second period by bouncing a 110-foot flip shot from just behind the center red line past a surprised Edmonton goalie Cam Talbot. He had previously scored a power-play goal at 7:14 of the first on an Okposo feed to give the Sabres a 2-0 lead. Buffalo coughed up that lead but responded to adversity to pull away and even its record at … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Sabres 6, Oilers 2

'For the last time the Bills and Sabres each scored that many points on the same day, you have to go all the way back to Nov. 23, 1975, per an analysis of data on the Pro Football Reference and Hockey Reference websites.' … [Read more...] about Big wins from Bills and Sabres give Buffalo sports fans a rare day

'The Sabres make their debut Sunday night in Edmonton’s new Rogers Place, and fans here figure to be pumped for the team’s second regular-season game in the glittering $483 million building. The Oilers are 2-0, with wins over Calgary by scores of 7-4 and 5-3.' … [Read more...] about McDavid, Oilers present big test

'"I feel for Jack. He's a great kid and a tremendous player," McLellan said after his Oilers practiced here Saturday. "I really enjoyed my time with him at the World Cup. It was special. You could see all the talent, all the enthusiasm he has for the game.' … [Read more...] about Missing the Eichel-McDavid matchup

'“In the oblique area, it’s going to be something that you deal with even when you come back with rotation and the discomfort.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kane, Eichel begin long road to recovery

'“We have to grow up as a team, and we’ve got to find a way to put points in the bank in October. It’s going to try and start on Sunday.”' … [Read more...] about Okposo back; Kulikov slowly recovering

'“The more and more you’re talking about it, the more you’re making excuses for yourself,” defenseman Zach Bogosian said Thursday night. “We’ve all played this game long enough to know when someone gets hurt, other guys step up. That’s what we have to do.”' … [Read more...] about Kane’s injury in loss another blow to Sabres