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'Borgen is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Defenseman Jake McCabe is out for the season after sustaining a knee injury on Saturday, and the club is also without Rasmus Ristolainen as he recovers from COVID-related symptoms. Skinner will be a healthy scratch.' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt, Davidson up from Sabres taxi squad

'Buffalo Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe was diagnosed today with injuries in his right knee to his ACL, MCL and meniscus as the result of a play during the team's game on February 20 in New Jersey, the team announced Monday.' … [Read more...] about McCabe out 6-8 months with knee injury

'"I'll best honest with you, not very optimistic about the diagnosis that'll come out of this, but let the medical team take a look at it and we'll give you a full report," Krueger said. "The lower-body injury is serious."' … [Read more...] about McCabe returns to Buffalo for MRI

'The taxi squad now includes three defensemen in Bryson, Davidson, and Fitzgerald; two forwards in Rasmus Asplund and Casey Mittelstadt; and one goaltender in Jonas Johansson.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reassign Bryson, Fitzgerald to taxi squad

'"You could feel without anybody saying too much that it really relaxed the group and we could settle into the game that we wanted to play," Krueger said.' … [Read more...] about 5 Takeaways | Reinhart scores twice in win over Devils

'Buffalo was credited with 18 blocked shots. Thirty-four percent of New Jersey's shot attempts ended up hitting a Sabres player and never reaching Ullmark. Fourteen different Sabres were credited with a block.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn: Sabres 3 – Devils 2

'"I'm getting into more one-on-one talks than I would usually have as a head coach to try and help work together on the solutions versus putting more pressure in a negative sense on the players. So, it is a fine line."' … [Read more...] about Sabres seeking confidence on offense heading into meeting with Devils

'As scoring chances hit posts or sailed wide of the net, the Sabres found themselves straying from the habits that generated those chances in the first place. They wound up taking big swings that turned into mistakes during a 3-1 loss at Capital One Arena on Thursday.' … [Read more...] about 5 takeaways | Missed chances continue to add up in loss to Capitals

'Through 13 games, the Sabres are 2-7-1 this season when their opponent scores first.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn: Sabres 1 – Capitals 3

'The two defensemen credited their preparedness to the tutelage of Sabres director of player development Matt Ellis, who has taken a hands-on role with the taxi squad this season. Borgen and Davidson had both spent the entirety of the season on the taxi squad prior to Monday, when the absences of Rasmus Ristolainen, Jake McCabe, and Brandon Montour created a void on the back … [Read more...] about Taxi squad skates prepared Borgen, Davidson for positive debuts

'Forwards Steven Fogarty, Andrew Oglevie, and C.J. Smith and defenseman Jacob Bryson have been reassigned from the taxi squad to the Rochester Americans.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign 4 players to Rochester

'"Defensively, we've been strong enough to be in games. Offensively, we have one goal in the last 120 minutes."' … [Read more...] about 5 takeaways | Sabres offense stymied in loss to Islanders

'For the second night in a row, the Sabres found themselves trailing the Islanders 2-0 after 20 minutes of play. On a rush into the zone, Noah Dobson hit Lee with a pass that one-timed into the net at the 4:42 mark to open the scoring and then Pageau roofed one over Hutton's glove from the left faceoff circle to make it 2-0.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn: Islanders 3 – Sabres 0

'Forward Casey Mittelstadt is the lone remaining Sabres player on the list.' … [Read more...] about Ristolainen removed from COVID protocol absence list

'The five players who have come off the list include forwards Taylor Hall and Tobias Rieder and defensemen Rasmus Dahlin, Jake McCabe, and Brandon Montour. Dahlin was included as a close contact and tested negative throughout his time away from the team. Hall, Rieder, McCabe, and Montour all tested positive, though Hall was asymptomatic.' … [Read more...] about Cozens, Lazar take part in rehab skate