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'"You can see that pretty well right through the night they just had a higher level of energy in the battles," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "We weren't able to defend the way we wanted to, closing gaps the way we're capable of. And also with the puck, the management of it always seemed a little hesitant. The eight games in 13 days coming out of COVID is something we knew … [Read more...] about Elliott makes 23 saves, Flyers shut out Sabres

'"I've played in a lot of hockey games and I don't think you learn anything extra by not being out there," Skinner said. "This situation is maybe not that straightforward in the fact that lessons being learned is maybe more of a vague concept. In that sense, it's tough when it's so vague to come to a concrete answer. I know this is kind of a confusing way of answering the … [Read more...] about Skinner wants to stay with Sabres after scratches

'"It's a hard hit. It's a heavy hit," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said before a 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. "In the best case we'll get him back in a month. A huge loss at this point in our season, especially coming off the tail end of that New Jersey game, which was clearly his strongest performance of the season (41 saves in a 4-1 win Tuesday). To see him … [Read more...] about Ullmark out at least one month for Sabres with lower-body injury

'"I love being a Sabre," the forward said. "I love the city of Buffalo. I wouldn't have chosen to stay here if that wasn't the case. That answer is simple: No."' … [Read more...] about Skinner wants to stay with Sabres after scratches

'"Jack's lower-body complication showed up in the warmup," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "It was not related to him not skating this morning. It definitely caught us all by surprise. The first diagnosis on it is day to day. The feeling he had, that there was a risk of putting him into the game situation. It's being assessed tonight, it's going to be assessed tomorrow."' … [Read more...] about Zacha lifts Devils past Sabres in OT; Eichel late scratch with injury

'"Everybody has to realize that he had an injury pre-training camp that pretty well parked him from doing a lot of physical activities for multiple weeks," Krueger said on WGR 550. "He started training camp a week delayed. The game pace that we've had and the forced almost eight-day break (for NHL COVID-19 protocol) that everyone had a few weeks ago, he has worked as hard as … [Read more...] about Eichel slowed by injury sustained before Sabres training camp, coach says

'"It was just a gut feel that [Ullmark] was in a good space and this was a really important game for us today," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "It was a playoff feel coming into this game today ... the meetings this morning, this afternoon, everybody was really edgy and focused."' … [Read more...] about Ullmark helps Sabres handle Devils

'"It obviously hasn't been going our way since we were able to come back, but I think getting on the road has been important for our guys. I would say that we can't go anywhere, so to spend some time traveling and in hotels has helped us."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart scores twice, Sabres hang on against Devils

'"It's a tough situation we're in right now," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "This is now psychology. This is now persistence and character that we need to have to stick with it. Structurally, again we liked the effort, the neutralizing of Washington in a lot of phases of the game, but there's not enough up front for us to get away with winning games if we score one goal or … [Read more...] about Vanecek, Capitals send Sabres to fourth straight loss

'"It's not our goalie's fault, it's just kind of the way things have gone. As we get playing more hockey here, it's important for us to not come in after the first period down one, down two. It's a tough hill to climb, especially in a season where teams are keeping it simple. That's a mantra for a lot of teams with how many games we're playing. Teams that get leads are going to … [Read more...] about Sorokin shuts out Sabres, gets first win for Islanders

'"I don't think it was fatigue," Sabres forward Kyle Okposo said. "I just think that we got away from our game a little bit and kind of got sucked into what feeds their game and that's when you turn the puck over. They're a team that knows how to play with the lead, they know how to lock things down. I just thought we fed into their game in the third period."' … [Read more...] about Islanders spoil Sabres return, extend point streak to seven

'"I had moderately severe symptoms," Krueger said. "I never did end up having a fever, but I did end up with a lot of aches and sleeping and fatigue for more than a week. Definitely time to realize how lethal this COVID is."' … [Read more...] about Krueger rejoins Sabres after having COVID-19, ‘scarred by the experience’

'Wajed, a Buffalo native, was inspired by Val James, the NHL's first Black American player and created a new logo for a shirt that is being sold to benefit Breaking Barriers, an initiative that "is aimed at accelerating positive outcomes for boys and young men of color across the cradle-to-career continuum."' … [Read more...] about Local artist Edjres Wajed designs Sabres logo with Black history message

'Pegula, the daughter of Buffalo Sabres and Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula, wrote "Go Sabres, Go Bills! Hi Ons" with a smiley face on a television camera after she advanced to the third round of the Aussie Open on Friday.' … [Read more...] about Pegula gives Sabres a shoutout on camera at Australian Open

'"If he is where we need him to be, and he's able to get out of the protocols and be back, then he will be and if he's not, the doctors are going to decide where and when that happens," said Adams, who said he speaks with Krueger multiple times per day.' … [Read more...] about Sabres ‘rallying together’ in return to practice after COVID-19 pause