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'"He's in a rhythm. The work to rest ratio he had, the day yesterday to reenergize," Granato said. "So we're looking at lots of things that we can look at: Can we put this guy back in? Over the last little bit, he's shown us, 'OK, if (all) three guys are ready, the edge is to him right now. He's in a groove. He's been winning games. And so today's decision is based on … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres fall to Florida after Luukkonen gets endorsement as the top dog in goal

'The caption accompanying the photo read, "Come in tomorrow while we celebrate MLK day and hopefully a Sabres win! Other restaurants in the area may not be open but we are, at 11am...see you there!"' … [Read more...] about Buffalo restaurant Draft Room takes down Instagram post of MLK in Sabres jersey

'The Sabres had 68.42% of the shot attempts in 5-on-5 situations when Quinn, Peterka and Cozens were on the ice, according to Natural Stat Trick. The performance showed that Quinn and Peterka made the most of their time off.' … [Read more...] about Jack Quinn, JJ Peterka look ‘fresh,’ effective after sitting twice for Sabres

'The Sabres' struggles at home really came to the fore with three losses in four days that started Monday. But the NHL's youngest team has also shown quite a propensity for getting the job done in some of the league's most hostile, harried and hip environments.' … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres take the road again by pulling away from Predators

'"The main thing is making sure you get off the ice feeling good," Anderson said. "Both (Luukkonen and Comrie), they like to get on the ice early. So there's lots of reps that way and those guys are two of the hardest working guys on the team. So I don't think work is going to be the issue for anybody."' … [Read more...] about With Sabres’ three-goalie system, Craig Anderson says there’s still plenty of chances to get in your work

'In Jost, the Sabres found a skilled forward who has helped stabilize coach Don Granato’s bottom-six. Jost has four goals and nine points while averaging 13:35 of ice time. He’s a key cog in the club’s penalty kill and earned the trust of the coaching staff to be on the ice to protect a lead late in games.' … [Read more...] about Tyson Jost relishing opportunity to ‘play free’ in key role for Sabres

'"We did have enough opportunity right down to that last one when they had their game-winning goal," said Granato. "We had two opportunities, actually. So, it looked like we had a perfect chance to go up 3-2. And in 10 seconds, you know how that happens sometimes and it happened tonight.”' … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres shut down by Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck in final minutes of loss

'"It's been a challenge for sure. I'm just trying to get better every day and I've been able to see a lot of things from up top in the press box you can work on and get better," Asplund said after Tuesday's game. "It's been challenging but I think I did a good job of staying with it and I think I played very well today."' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Asplund hopes he gave Sabres food for thought to get more ice time

'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen awoke feeling ill, preventing the Sabres from recalling the 23-year-old goalie from Rochester less than 24 hours after he was loaned to the Amerks to create room for Eric Comrie to be activated from injured reserve.' … [Read more...] about Observations: Eric Comrie thrust into action with UPL sick, Sabres fall to Kraken

'The Sabres outshot the Kraken, 35-22, holding the NHL's highest-scoring road team to its third-lowest shot count of the season. The attempts were 63-36. But a telling number was the fact the Kraken actually had more high-danger chances (15-13).' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: The Sabres were better, but that’s not good enough anymore

'The Sabres didn’t have the raw emotion of playing for Buffalo following the deadly blizzard that hit Western New York or returning to the ice after Damar Hamlin collapsed to the field in Cincinnati. They were going to have to outwork the Philadelphia Flyers to create some semblance of home-ice advantage with so few fans in the arena.' … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres look ’emotionally drained,’ shut out for first time this season

'But a funny thing happened with Comrie out and Luukkonen getting the bulk of the work the last month: The Sabres snuck into this playoff race. For the first time since 2012.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Luukkonen’s play and Comrie’s return force Sabres into three-headed goalie act

'"It’s crazy, I get to play with him every day and obviously I’ve played with him for a while,” said Sabres winger Casey Mittelstadt, whose three assists produced his second three-point game of the season. “He just keeps doing things that he didn’t do yesterday. In my opinion, pretty soon he’s going to run out of things. He’s so fun to watch, though, so fun to be out there. … [Read more...] about Sabres’ thrilling OT win over Wild was the game of Rasmus Dahlin’s career

'"You have 19,000 people you might send home disappointed," said Granato. "And if you think that doesn’t affect your psyche as a team, as individuals, it’s a load to handle. And our guys just – the way they handled that, it didn’t affect them in any negative manner. They were dialed in and believed in their ability to come back, tie the game, and they never lost their ability … [Read more...] about Observations: ‘Special’ night for Sabres ends with Victor Olofsson’s goal in OT

'"It's been a topic of conversation in our community. And I know that our guys, as I've mentioned many times, are very proud of being in this community. I felt that, saw that during the storm. (Sabres center) Dylan Cozens stayed in his house without power. And when I asked him about it, he was like, 'Yeah, it's just what you do.' Very proud to be here in Buffalo."' … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: A ‘moment of celebration’ all night long from Sabres sets stage for big day in Orchard Park