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'“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

'Danforth, Kulich and Kesselring, however, remain out with no clear timeline for their returns.' … [Read more...] about Notable numbers from a quarter-season of Sabres hockey

'“I knew Krebsy had a D-man on him,” Malenstyn said. “Kind of just assumed a D-man was stepping up on Kozy, so I maybe had a little bit of an advantage going up against a forward. Figured I’d give it a try and happy it worked out.”' … [Read more...] about ‘Figured I’d give it a try’ | Malenstyn’s masterpiece highlights Sabres’ win over Hurricanes

'“We weren’t happy with our game (versus Calgary), it’s pretty obvious,” Tage Thompson said. “I thought we had a great response. We just outworked them, honestly. They’re coming in off a back to back; we made it a tough game for them all night. I thought we won puck battles, strong on pucks, and we got to the net."' … [Read more...] about Sabres ‘keep the foot on the gas’ in 9-3 thumping of Blackhawks

'“I think we get a little too high on ourselves after a couple of wins; we think we’re better than we are, instead of remembering what got us those wins,” said Tage Thompson. “Looking back at the other game against Edmonton, I thought we were really hard to play against, and I thought tonight we were really easy, really light on the puck."' … [Read more...] about ‘We got outworked’ | Loss to Flames halts Sabres’ positive momentum

'During McDavid’s 20:04 of 5-on-5 ice time, Buffalo had the advantage in shot attempts (23-19), shots on goal (11-9) and scoring chances (17-6) and held a 71-percent share of the expected goals, per Natural Stat Trick. The Sabres led in those categories during Draisaitl’s 19:37 of 5-on-5 play, too, including a 66-percent expected goal share. And when those guys joined forces … [Read more...] about How Sabres shut down McDavid, Draisaitl in 5-1 win

'“He has such good vision, he probably doesn’t need to say much (on the ice), either,” Malenstyn said of his rookie linemate. “He’s in the right spot. A lot of the time you’re able to see him, you know he’s supporting you. So, yeah, heck of a player.”' … [Read more...] about With reinforcements on the way at forward, Ostlund shines in win over Oilers