Olean Times Herald

'“Jimmy, this time around, is really relaxed and just playing his game and seems to be settling into that kind of a role where he might’ve catered a little bit too much to Sam and Jack and gave up his own game,” Krueger said following Monday’s practice. “I just think what we saw was something he can build on and we can build on here until we get Olofsson back."' … [Read more...] about Jimmy Vesey focused on Sabres, not thinking about trade deadline

'“Montour, we gave it a good shot today, and he’s just being assessed right now,” Krueger said inside KeyBank Center. “But these are all minimal management of body situations. Everybody has the possibility of being available tomorrow, but we won’t know until the morning.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin, Johan Larsson miss practice

'“The brilliance of Jack getting us the win in overtime, it’s a good psychological boost for us,” Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. “But for us, it’s more about the habits. We love the habits today through the game on both sides of the puck.”' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel’s dynamic play clinches overtime win for Sabres

'The Blue Jackets have an 11-2-3 record with him in the lineup.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Nathan Gerbe enjoying regular duty with Blue Jackets

'“When you play eight minutes, it’s not much you can show off,” Frolik said Friday inside KeyBank Center. “I just want to kind of have a new opportunity for a start. That’s kind of why I came here. Obviously, the opportunity’s getting bigger.”' … [Read more...] about Michael Frolik comfortable with Sabres, grateful for opportunity

'In other news, Krueger said defensemen Zach Bogosian “is extremely ill” and missed Friday’s practice inside LECOM Harborcenter. “(We’re) expecting that’s going to take a couple days,” he said inside KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kyle Okposo, Zach Bogosian out against Blue Jackets

'Early the third period, the Canadiens had outshot the Sabres 22-5 since since registering their first shot.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose again, fall behind Canadiens: ‘We’ve let ourselves down’

'“I felt like a lot of emotions in that building,” he said. “(I) watched the Canadiens growing up, always wished to play for them. Getting the opportunity is just special. I’m truly lucky.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Marco Scandella living dream with hometown Canadiens

'Throughout a three-month slump in which he has morphed into a spare part, Hutton, 34, has quietly gone about his business, expressing confidence in his ability to bounce back and showing support for his teammates.' … [Read more...] about With Linus Ullmark injured, Sabres will likely turn to goalie Carter Hutton

'Right away, Johansson called his parents in Sweden, where it was around 5 a.m. At first, his mother, Ulrica, was a little upset he phoned so early. “They were tired, they just woke up,” Johansson said following Wednesday’s practice inside KeyBank Center. “But, no, they were really happy.”' … [Read more...] about First recall to Sabres special for goalie Jonas Johansson: ‘Just really pumped’

'“We can’t play like that at home, a team coming off a back-to-back, we just had a break,” Eichel said. “It’s not good enough. I mean, if you want to make the playoffs, that’s not a playoff-caliber effort by us. So you know that, I know that, everyone in the room knows that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose game to Senators, goalie Linus Ullmark to injury

'“We’re trying to add to our group there,” Botterill said Tuesday morning of acquiring a forward. “I think if we can add more to our sort of offensive mix, we’re certainly looking for it. I think also, too, when you can add to just our team speed up front, it’s another thing you look at."' … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Jason Botterill would like to add forward before trade deadline

'“You don’t really realize how many games you’ve played until you actually stop and you have a break,” said Ullmark, whose Sabres had a bye last week before the NHL All-Star break. “You realize, ‘Oh, shoot, we only have like 30 games left.’ But it doesn’t feel like you played 50 (team) games, because it feels like the other week we were in Sweden.”' … [Read more...] about Goalie Linus Ullmark thriving as in new role as Sabres’ starter

'“(Michael) Jordan was in his heyday and then Kobe came in, this 18-year-old kid, just this pretty raw talent,” Okposo said inside KeyBank Center. “And all of a sudden, he grows into this extremely special, elite player, and all you heard about was his work ethic and you could see his passion every time he stepped on the court.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kyle Okposo hit hard by Kobe Bryant’s death: ‘He was a titan’

'This upcoming stretch will likely decide the Sabres' season. They play nine of their first 10 games following the NHL All-Star break at KeyBank Center, where they've compiled a terrific 14-6-3 mark this season.' … [Read more...] about Jeff Skinner close to playing with make-or-break stretch ahead for Sabres