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'The hope is that game may have been a seminal moment for this club as it has followed that performance with two strong ones, a 9-3 thumping of Toronto and Saturday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Rangers in Madison Square Garden.' … [Read more...] about Sabres get another chance at the national spotlight as Bruins hit town

‘ The Sabres will have seven prospects competing at the IIHF World Junior Championship, which will be held in Sweden beginning Tuesday and culminating with the gold medal game on Jan. 5.’ … [Read more...] about Jiri Kulich, Matt Savoie among 7 Sabres prospects playing in World Juniors

'“It was absolutely effing ridiculous, and then the ref tells Don that he gave me the unsportsmanlike because we were screaming at him in the first period for not making a call,” Johnson told The Buffalo News after the Sabres’ 4-3 overtime loss to the Rangers. “So, tell me how that is somewhat justified? I go over to him, he obliges. That’s hockey. That’s not an instigator. … [Read more...] about Sabres confused, angry after ‘ridiculous’ penalties stemming from Erik Johnson fight

'“I think our last two have been a lot better,” said Mittelstadt. “And I think for me, personally, I’ve got to put one of those away for the team. But it's definitely a balance and to get a point on the road trailing going into the third is big for us. I think we've got a little momentum here going into the second half of the year. We're gonna have to win a lot of games so … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres rally to force OT, gain some ‘momentum’ entering holiday break

'Still, had there not been a roster freeze coming that night, the Columbus game was so off-putting that you wonder if Adams would have been forced to make a trade or waiver transaction – or both – to show some sign that the executive suite was sending a message to the locker room about how unacceptable that performance was.' … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: Sabres quickly cooled crisis but roster still needs work after holiday freeze

'“It is NOCO’s goal to partner with the most iconic Buffalo organizations and businesses, the Buffalo Sabres being one of the most recognizable,” added Gregory Wichlacz, Noco’s senior vice president of marketing and product development.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Next: NOCO back as Sabres energy supplier

'“It’s an awesome feeling scoring goals,” said Quinn, who last connected March 24 against New Jersey. “Me being out for so long, you’re thinking about that a lot, getting that first one when you’re back. So it was nice to get.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: First goal is big milestone on Jack Quinn’s road back from Achilles injury

'"I thought we owed one to ourselves," said Tuch, who had four assists to help the Sabres avoid a three-game losing streak. "We owed one to our coaching staff. They come in and work really hard for us each and every day. There might have been a disconnect and a couple issues here and there with how we were playing, what our game plan was and what our mentality was, but that … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres’ strategic shift produces 9 goals in ‘statement’ win over Leafs

'This was as close to a must-win December game as you’ll see.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Sabres use the fuel of a visit by the Leafs to show they have Don Granato’s back

'“We have to play fearless and to our identity and we seem to do that against the Leafs most nights,” said Tuch, who has five goals and six points in the last three meetings with Toronto. “They bring a lot of firepower. If their top guys score one or two goals, we have to come back and score three or four and we’ve been able to do that.”' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: The Leafs are coming to town and that provides ‘instant urgency’ for reeling Sabres

'It was the first time in a week that Skinner had skated with the team because he’s been working his way back from an upper-body injury that he suffered when he was checked into the boards by Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon in Denver.' … [Read more...] about Sabres finally healthier up front with Jeff Skinner, Jordan Greenway close to returning

'The scene was ugly. The Sabres were trailing 7-1 with 12:05 left in the second period. Fans bellowed Bronx cheers.' … [Read more...] about Observations: Boos erupt from crowd as Blue Jackets embarrass Sabres 9-4

'When Adams woke up Tuesday, the Sabres’ general manager was running a team that was seventh in the Atlantic Division and 14th in the Eastern Conference. The fans didn’t expect that to happen. Neither did the GM.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: GM Kevyn Adams shares fans’ pain, but Sabres’ plan feels on the brink yet again

'“I think that was the biggest thing in this recovery was kind of not pushing it,” Quinn said. “Just with the risk of kind of coming back too early. ... You want to do more, but you can’t really until the proper time is given.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jack Quinn makes season debut as Jacob Bryson clears waivers

'It goes through head coach Don Granato, who hasn’t lost this team because we see games like Friday in Vegas. But he hasn’t gotten them to play with any consistency either. After Saturday’s 2-0 loss in Arizona, the Sabres are 1-9-3 in the next game after a victory.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: There’s lots of blame to go around as Sabres can’t snap struggles