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'“I mean, .500, not great, obviously we want to be better than that,” Tage Thompson said postgame. “But it could have easily gone really bad the way we started, so very resilient by our group to find it and turn it around.”' … [Read more...] about ‘That’s just what good teams do’ | Sabres defend another 3rd-period lead, return home at .500

'The 21-year-old center has three goals and three assists at the NHL level this season, plus a “sick” shootout winner two weeks ago in Minnesota, and his confidence seems to be growing by the minute as he builds chemistry with his Sabres teammates. Check out his best offensive plays of the season so far:' … [Read more...] about With Ostlund rejoining Sabres, a look at his season to date

'The team spent three full days in Calgary. After their Sunday practice, Krebs stuck around with his dad to watch the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen play; his older brother, Dakota, is an assistant coach for the Hitmen. He also enjoyed a home-cooked meal. And he played the Sabres-Flames game in front of his parents, as well as his grandmother, who has club seats at the Saddledome.' … [Read more...] about For these Sabres, long road trip includes a bit of home

'“We just played so desperately; I think that was pretty evident,” goaltender Alex Lyon said. “In the third there, they pushed really hard – got to give a lot of credit to them – but the guys did a great job of locking down the house.”' … [Read more...] about Hungry for a win, Sabres eat 26 pucks to beat Canucks

'After all that, Alex Tuch buried the overtime winner to give the Sabres their third road win of the season and first on this six-game trip. “We played one hell of a game, and we fought every element out there,” Ruff said. “I just said on the bench, ‘Just stay with it, we’ll win it.’ You’ve got to give the guys a lot of credit.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres overcome the elements, beat Oilers in OT

'“They got their bounces, and we didn’t, so that’s just how that was,” Tage Thompson said. “Good things happen when you deliver the puck to the net; I thought we did that, we just didn’t get rewarded."' … [Read more...] about Momentum boosts short-lived as Sabres lose to Flames

'“We’ve created enough chances,” Ruff said. “… We’ve missed too many good opportunities; we’ve missed the net too many times. We can’t be happy with our 5-on-5 play. The opportunities are there, but we’ve got to talk about finish versus opportunity.”' … [Read more...] about Searching for offense, Sabres shuffle forward lines

'“When you’re not feeling it on offense, you’ve got to work harder,” said Jason Zucker, who scored the Sabres’ only goal. “You’ve got to get around the net. You’ve got to get pucks there. You’ve got to be willing to go to the dirty areas and be willing to just fight for one to go off your ass, go off something, get in the net. And I don’t think we have enough of that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres demand more from themselves after loss to Jets

'“I think the biggest thing and my biggest compliment so far is just my work ethic day in and day out, how much I put into hockey and into the sport. I obviously can do more every single day, and I try to get better at that, but my work ethic is something that I pride myself on.”' … [Read more...] about McKee, former Sabres defenseman, mentoring goalie prospect Leenders

'“We knew it was going to be a light challenge, but at the same time, I’ve [seen] goals taken away that were a lot less than that,” said Ruff, who had that Benson play in mind when he made the call. “We felt that his stick got into our goalie’s blocker. Whether that was going to be enough or not, you couldn’t really tell. [Ellis] felt he was interfered with, and that’s part of … [Read more...] about Failed challenge, special teams cost Sabres in loss to Flyers

'“I think in this league, it’s finding areas to get speed,” Doan told Sabres.com. “Guys grab and hold and slow you down a little bit better, and it makes it a little bit harder to get through traffic. ... The way teams are playing defensively, everyone's man on man or 1-1-3 up the ice, so you have to find ways to get to the net front and create rebounds and chances for … [Read more...] about ‘You’re going to be taking a beating’ | Doan’s net-front tenacity has led to career-best start

'Norris had two goals and an assist in his return, fueling the Sabres to a 5-1 win at KeyBank Center. His performance showcased the talents – world-class speed, a shooting threat on the power play – that inspired Buffalo to acquire him from Ottawa at last year’s trade deadline and make him their top-line center to begin this season.' … [Read more...] about ‘Man, he can fly’ | Norris makes immediate impact with 3 points in return

'“We’d done some research on the reports from the minors, and what came back is, they said, ‘He’s sick. He’s got some sick moves,’” coach Lindy Ruff recalled postgame. “… He’s going [fourth], for sure.”' … [Read more...] about Ostlund’s ‘sick moves’ secure Sabres’ shootout win in Minnesota

'“I thought there was a lot of energy on the bench, and I thought our team was playing well,” Thompson said. “I thought we controlled the first two periods pretty handily. Obviously, the score didn’t indicate that, but I thought we had a lot of chances, a lot of opportunities. I think whatever energy or whatever momentum we did kind of have early in the game kind of got snuffed … [Read more...] about Sabres show fight early but can’t solve Allen in shutout loss to Devils

'“You read it, it’s going to the blocker side, and the D-man makes the right play to get a stick on the puck and it goes to the other corner,” said Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who made his third straight start and stopped 15 of 18 shots. “It’s unlucky, but sometimes the bounces go your way and sometimes they don’t.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop another tight road game in Pittsburgh