Olean Times Herald

'Naturally, Johnson is frustrated. In 12 games, he is 1-5-3 with a ghastly 3.76 goals-against average and an .880 save percentage, his lone win coming Oct. 15.' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Chad Johnson positive through rough stretch

'“It’s internally, it’s us,” Sabres defenseman Nathan Beaulieu said of the meager production. “It’s nothing Phil can do, we’re the guys out there. … The only way is to find positives out of situations like this. I think that we’re heading in the right direction.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres defense contributing goals

'“It was tough to see him go down again,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said this afternoon inside KeyBank Center. “He brings experience, really solid up the middle, down low in the defensive zone, just knows where to be in the offensive zone. … He’s just a smart player.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jacob Josefson close to return

'“It went really well,” Housley of the practice. “I think it really recognizes when we’re getting in bad areas of the ice or the wall on the boards and we’re getting squeezed to keep possession. (We) recognized a couple things when we did go the other way on a two-on-one with the third guy … reading the play and maybe staying off and let the two-on-one play develop in case … [Read more...] about Sabres practice 3-on-3 to break OT rut

'“It’s a tough one,” he said. “We did a pretty good job to get the momentum back to after they scored twice.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres waste Jack Eichel’s first hat trick, fall to Hurricanes in OT

'“Anytime you miss that much time you’re going to be rusty,” said Bogosian, who was injured late in the Sept. 29 preseason finale. “I think the last few games I’ve tried to make some plays I normally could’ve if (I was in) the start of the season or midseason form. I’m starting to make those passes and see those reads."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Zach Bogosian finding regular form after injury

'Nylander, 19, has endured a rough four months. After suffering a lower-body injury in rookie camp, the slick forward missed all of the main camp and didn’t make his season debut until Nov. 17 with the Rochester Americans.' … [Read more...] about Sabres could loan prospect Alexander Nylander to Sweden

'“He was young, just kind of breaking into the league there, showed good maturity and (was a) significant player there,” O’Reilly said late last month. “You always look to that league and how … guys can make it, if they could. I definitely thought for sure he could.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres rookie Victor Antipin learning NHL game

'“It’s just nice to give these fans something to cheer about,” Sabres winger Kyle Okposo said. “They’re awesome fans and (they’re) starving for a winner. Up to this point, it’s been a pretty unfortunate year. … We know how much they care.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres hear cheers in rare home win

'“It’s a lot different than the start of the year,” he said. “At the start of the year, I don’t think I was doing anything, right? I still think I’ve done well being hard to play against, which is good and which I want to have."' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Ryan O’Reilly battling scoring slump

'“He’s just focused, you can see it in his preparation,” Housley said Monday. “He’s dialed in, he controls his rebounds, he’s square to the puck, he’s in good position, he lets pucks hit him. He’s a big guy. It just shows. I think he has a lot of confidence right now.”' … [Read more...] about Robin Lehner helps jumpstart Sabres

'“It feels like I’m a little bit ahead of schedule, the rehab’s been responding well,” Josefson said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Nathan Beaulieu, Jacob Josefson return to practice

'The Sabres don’t want their AHL forward prospects to lose ice time to a veteran.' … [Read more...] about Matt Moulson clears waivers, sent to Ontario Reign

'“Get your (expletive) together,” Okposo said. “I don’t know, win some games. That’s what happens in this business, if you don’t win games, if you don’t have results, good people pay the price for it, myself included.' … [Read more...] about Waiving Matt Moulson sends strong message to Sabres

'Last season, his first full NHL campaign, he compiled eight goals and 26 points in 78 games and another three goals and six points in 20 playoffs contests. He also played 26 regular-season games before Pittsburgh won the Cup in 2016.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Scott Wilson has winning background