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'“I think I think just being more hungry,” he said. “Hungry to score more, hungry to win, hungry to be better in the D zone. Just trying to out-compete other guys that I'm lining up against. I'm going against other (teams') best D pairs and I just want to be better than them."' … [Read more...] about Tage Thompson still ‘hungry’ to score more, defend better to help Sabres win

'Defenseman Henri Jokiharju was cleared to return to the lineup and expects to play when Vancouver is in Buffalo or when the Sabres face the Ottawa Senators on the road Wednesday night. Mattias Samuelsson has also progressed in rehab skates as he works his way back from a lower-body injury and might rejoin the Sabres for practice sometime this week.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notebook: Henri Jokiharju, Mattias Samuelsson closer to returning

'It's easy to enter that revisionist history now, given how well Ullmark has played in helping the Bruins to the top of the Atlantic Division. Refresher: The Sabres were breaking up the band of their 31st-place team in 2021 and weren't willing to go four years and $20 million for Ullmark, who was good here but had injury troubles and never played more than 37 games in a … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: Linus Ullmark piling up the numbers in Bruins’ goal

'The Sabres were left wondering what could have been. They held a one-goal lead over the Atlantic Division’s first-place Boston Bruins for over 32 minutes in front of a sold-out crowd, and there was an opportunity to earn at least a point with a strong third period.' … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres drop fifth straight, show they’re ‘still learning’ in loss to Bruins

'Playoffs? The Sabres don't know what those are, of course, and you can't remotely think about them in November. But you were allowed to dream just a smidgen when the Sabres got through 10 games in second in the Atlantic Division and fifth in the NHL's overall standing.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: It’s been a goofy week in Buffalo sports, and not just on the scoreboards

'It is a mobile platform used not only by leagues and teams to promote fan engagement, but also sportsbooks. As part of the deal with the Sabres, its use is being sponsored by Seneca Resorts and Casinos, which has a lounge inside KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Game play platform helping drive revenue for Buffalo Sabres

'Worse yet, no team in the league has the Sabres' number as bad as the Atlantic Division leaders do. The Sabres are 0-5-1 in their last six games against Boston – and 1-13-3 in the last 17 meetings overall. At home, the record is 1-7-1 in the last nine games downtown.' … [Read more...] about After Vegas craziness, no rest for Sabres as red-hot Bruins hit town

'"We looked like a young team tonight," lamented Sabres Don Granato. "Pretty simple. And the more experienced guys didn't lead the way they should have. They'll self-correct."' … [Read more...] about Observations: Tage Thompson’s two-goal night not enough to stop Sabres’ skid

'Eichel's teammates celebrated raucously after each play and he jumped into a scrum that included goalie Logan Thompson after the empty-netter capped his third hat trick in KeyBank. The first two, of course, were with the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Jack Eichel does his mea culpa, then leaves town with the last laugh

'“Let's embrace the game,” Sabres captain Kyle Okposo said following practice Wednesday. “Like, it’s a big game. And we haven't been in big games in the last 10 years because we haven't been in the playoffs. Let's try and build something to where we can play in these games and have them mean something and rise to the occasion like a few times we did last year. Let's continue … [Read more...] about Sabres preparing for ‘hardest game’ of season with Jack Eichel back in Buffalo

'“I’m happy for him,” said Okposo. “I still talk to him quite a bit. He’s obviously a friend, so anytime you had somebody in the situation that he was in, you never want to see somebody hurt. You want to see somebody healthy and playing well and for himself and his life. So, I’ve been happy that he’s back on the right track, and we'll see if we can get him to take a night off … [Read more...] about Sabres notebook: Kyle Okposo ‘happy’ to see Jack Eichel healthy again

"There were a lot of things at the start that broke or prevented us from getting into a rhythm, but I'm not sure we helped ourselves after that," said Granato. "Being direct enough, taking shots when we had them. It was almost as if we tried to score a pretty goal. When you try to do that and set up the perfect goal, the ideal play, against a team that's very dialed in … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres’ skid reaches three games with 4-1 loss to Coyotes

'"Things are going well for me. I'm feeling good again," Eichel said. "I think that's probably one of the reasons I probably argued as much as I did for the surgery I desired. I just felt like that was my best chance to get back to as close to full health as possible. It doesn't happen overnight, and you don't just get surgery and things go back. It takes time. So I felt like I … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Finally back at full strength, Jack Eichel is a key part of a winning hand in Vegas

'"I think it's pretty cool," said Greg Merkle, the president of the Greater Buffalo Hall. "I think Ryan is really looking forward to it. At the press conference we had (to announce the class in June), I sat next to him and RiverWorks wasn't even a thought when he played here and you could tell how he recognized how the area has changed. He was excited to stay here for longer … [Read more...] about Ryan Miller’s trips to the awards stand start with Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame induction

'Ilya Lyubushkin, a right-shot defenseman who sat three games last week to rest a bothersome lower-body injury, insisted on skating through the ailment Saturday in Tampa Bay with Dahlin out of the lineup. Lyubushkin plans to play through discomfort as the Sabres wait to see if Jokiharju will be able to return to practice this week.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ ‘underdogs’ on defense pressed into big roles with Rasmus Dahlin day to day