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'"I think it's all coming down to the players at this point," Sabres forward Sam Reinhart said. "I think that the systems and the game plans that are set out for us give us an opportunity to have success. I think it goes back to what I'm trying to preach here. Guys need to demand more out of themselves, and a lot of guys need to step the [heck] up."' … [Read more...] about Sabres owners ‘frustrated with results,’ GM says

'"That was the thing tonight, nothing went right," defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen said. "We didn't play good enough. We didn't work hard enough, and obviously we didn't play good enough defense."' … [Read more...] about Burakovsky’s four points boost Avalanche past Sabres

'"It's a big win for the group," said Eichel, who scored for a third straight game. "I thought we hunkered down, it's a good hockey team. Obviously, they're fighting for points right now, too. They're arguably one of the hotter teams in the League right now. Give them credit, I thought they played really well. It was good to see us find a way to get a win. It was a huge goal by … [Read more...] about Eichel, Sabres end Blue Jackets winning streak at six

'"I don't have an exact time period, but we don't expect him back here for a while," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said Saturday before Buffalo's 2-1 overtime victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets. "I'd say it's more in the weeks category. We'll probably confirm that later … but I just don't expect him here in the near future but also not the very long future, so it's between … [Read more...] about Okposo out weeks for Sabres because of upper-body injury

'"I think everyone overthinks it but me, so I just keep playing," Hutton said. "I put the work in and I've been playing for a while and I have a lot of experiences to draw on, so I just keep with it."' … [Read more...] about Gallagher scores winner in return to lineup, Canadiens defeat Sabres

'"It's always painful to watch that kind of situation," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said of Ullmark, who will be evaluated Wednesday. "We'll see and we'll work through it with him now."' … [Read more...] about Senators score three power-play goals in win against Sabres

'"We've been very honest from that standpoint," Botterill said. "I think if we can add more to our sort of offensive mix, we're certainly looking for it. I think also when you can add to just our team speed up front, it's another thing you look at."' … [Read more...] about Sabres looking to improve scoring depth before Trade Deadline, GM says

'"Jeff looks really, really good today. He felt good," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "Obviously, his first time back in the bigger group after multiple weeks. We have to be patient with the process, but the first reports are that he feels strong and ready to go, so let's hope it continues down this path for the game on Tuesday."' … [Read more...] about Skinner could return to Sabres lineup against Senators

'"It was a very good hockey game," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "They definitely came out with their A-game. We expected that. They came out extremely strong on the forecheck, and we weathered that storm early and actually liked the way the game was being managed until the final 10 minutes. We had a couple of really long [defensive] zone shifts where we needed to clear them … [Read more...] about Smith, Predators deny Sabres fourth victory in row

'"Yeah, I think it was pretty outstanding from us in the third period," Sabres forward Michael Frolik said. "We were pretty good in the neutral zone and created some turnovers there. It was a great effort tonight. It was a big two points for us."' … [Read more...] about Ullmark makes 28 saves, Sabres get past Stars

'"I knew I had [Zemgus Girgensons] coming with me there. [Sam Reinhart] makes a nice play on the wall," said Eichel, who has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in an eight-game point streak. "I think [Theodore] tried to step. I just tried to get it around him. I kind of saw Fleury cheating a little bit on the pass so I just tried to tuck in the short side."' … [Read more...] about Eichel’s goal in third lifts Sabres past Golden Knights

'"The way we played last night got us going," said Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger, whose team allowed four third-period goals in a 6-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. "It was very disappointing and we had a pretty serious morning. I think everyone understood the messages going around."' … [Read more...] about Sabres use quick start to top Red Wings

'"I felt fine. It's just frustrating, you know what I mean?" said Hutton, who is 0-7-4 after starting the season 6-0-0. "[They're] a pretty good hockey team up front. I think sometimes it's like when they get to buzz like that in the offensive zone and move pucks around, stuff like that, it's hard to compete. We battled, but obviously it's just not good enough."' … [Read more...] about Canucks use big third period to defeat Sabres

'"Obviously when you don't play for five (days), you're not going to be as crisp as you are usually when you're playing a lot. We were rested. We should have had a lot of energy. I just didn't think our game ever got going."' … [Read more...] about Steen, Thomas, Bozak lift Blues to victory against Sabres

'"Definitely makes it a lot easier for everybody to play our game every night," Ullmark said of the Sabres managing injuries. "Depending on what's going out there, it doesn't really matter because if we stick with it and believe in our system like we've done in the last couple of games, we get good results."' … [Read more...] about Ullmark makes 32 saves, Sabres hold off Panthers