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'Rough ride for Ristolainen: Rasmus Ristolainen came into the 2018-19 season -- his seventh in the NHL -- as the No. 1 defenseman on the Sabres depth chart but has the worst plus-minus in the NHL (minus-42); Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings is next at minus-30. Ristolainen is fifth on the Sabres with 39 points (five goals, 34 assists) but it's been in his own zone where … [Read more...] about Sabres secondary scoring woes, defensive slump led to missing playoffs

'"It's been a long year and obviously these same issues seem to continue to haunt us, so we've just got to be better here for the next few games," Eichel said. "I think there's a lot of pride on the line. There's a lot to play for. You know, we represent our city, we represent each other, this organization, and that should be enough right there."' … [Read more...] about Canadiens defeat Sabres, pad lead for second wild card in East

'Four teenage defensemen in the history of the NHL have produced more points than Dahlin in the season immediately after they were drafted: Buffalo's Phil Housley (66 in 1982-83), Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins (41 in 1966-67), Cam Fowler of the Anaheim Ducks (40 in 2010-11) and Aaron Ekblad of the Florida Panthers (39 in 2014-15).' … [Read more...] about Dahlin having historically good rookie season for Sabres

'Dahlin has barely been able to hide his giddiness since learning that the Sabres will face Hedman and the Tampa Bay Lightning in two games at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm on Nov. 8 and 9 as part of the 2019 NHL Global Series. The games will provide the stage to showcase the latest in a line of elite Swedish defensemen, following in the footsteps of Hockey Hall of Famers like … [Read more...] about Dahlin, Sabres to play Hedman, Lightning in Sweden for Global Series

'"I wish I could put it into words. It's obviously frustrating," Hutton said. "A lot of us wear it on our sleeve here. We put so much into this. … It's frustrating. You want to win."' … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs defeat Sabres, gain in Atlantic Division

'"I just liked the way we played after a back-to-back," Buffalo coach Phil Housley said. "In [a 4-2 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday], I just thought our game was in a pretty good spot. We didn't get the result and we haven't gotten the result in the last two weeks. I'm happy for our guys. They just continue to battle, fight, and they found a way to win tonight."' … [Read more...] about Blues rally to gain point in Central race, fall to Sabres in shootout

'"When you're having trouble putting one in, I think sometimes you need to get a bounce or a lucky one," Skinner said. "We had some pretty good looks after that and again just couldn't seem to get that second one."' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes gain in Eastern race with win against Sabres

'"We gave up two power-play goals and a point shot with an unbelievable screen by them," Buffalo forward Jason Pominville said. "That's winning hockey. That's what we've got to get back to. We've got to have more pride to get to that area, get our nose dirty. I mean, it's a tough league to score in. You've got to pay a price to get to the net, and we've got to get pucks there. … [Read more...] about Penguins keep pace in Metropolitan with shutout against Sabres

'"If you have zero goals you can always do more," said Buffalo forward Jeff Skinner, who hit the post twice and has gone 12 games without a goal. "We had some good looks. Again, they don't give up much, so when you get looks against a team like that you have to bear down."' … [Read more...] about Bishop gets third straight shutout, Stars top Sabres

'"I mean, they outworked us," Sabres forward Jack Eichel said. "They were more desperate than we were."' … [Read more...] about Grubauer, Avalanche defeat Sabres with 18-save shutout

'"It's just frustrating," Hutton said. "I can't put it into words right now. It seems like Groundhog Day right now. I do my best to try and compete and it's hard not getting wins here."' … [Read more...] about Anisimov scores twice, Blackhawks defeat Sabres in shootout

'"I can certainly understand the market and can understand the history over the last seven, eight years," Sabres general manager Jason Botterill said on the second day of the NHL general managers meetings Tuesday. "And I think there was certainly a feeling that in November with the streak that we had arrived. As good as it was, we haven't arrived yet. There's still things that … [Read more...] about Sabres GM shares vision for future, success

'"You've got to play a full 60 minutes. You've got to check for a full 60 minutes in this League," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "We outshot them, we out-chanced them. There's no reason why we shouldn't have come out with two points tonight, and it's just a little bit of defensive lapses for five minutes."' … [Read more...] about Oilers rally past Sabres for third straight win

'"They're a good team, good rivalry, for sure. I've been fortunate to be on the good side of things for a while. But we got to find a way to get that hate a little bit more, especially at home. We got to find a way to win a game against this team."' … [Read more...] about Tavares, Marner each gets three points in Maple Leafs win against Sabres

'"Whenever you put a team like that on the power play for as much as we did in the second, for one, I think it ruins the flow of the game," said Eichel, the Buffalo captain. "And two, you're giving their best players a lot of touches and they're getting into the game and starting to feel themselves. So it's never easy. I know if you're on that opposite side and you're getting … [Read more...] about Sheary, Sabres win in OT, hand Penguins third loss in four games