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'"This is the biggest arena in Sweden," defenseman Rasmus Dahlin said. "It's going to be a dream to play here. I've never played here. …If you're from Sweden, you want to play here if you play hockey."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin on Ericsson Globe: ‘If you’re from Sweden, you want to play here’

'"I've never seen Ras so excited. It seemed like he had his bags packed in the car all day yesterday," captain Jack Eichel said. "He's ready to go. He was moving us along. He's really enjoying it. It's going to be an awesome experience for them."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin, Swedish players embracing roles as hosts for Global Series games

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced that the team has recalled defenseman Lawrence Pilut from the Rochester Americans (AHL) and placed defenseman Marco Scandella on injured reserve.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Pilut, Hammond for Global Series trip

'"We worked hard, we got back to our way from last night," alternate captain Marcus Johansson said. "We just couldn't get it done. I think we worked hard, and we tried everything we had but that's the way it goes sometimes."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Islanders on ’70s Night

'Buffalo is now 9-4-2 on the season, 0-2-1 in their last three games and 1-3-1 in their last five. Buffalo hoped to rebound from last night's 6-1 loss in Washington, but they've now lost back-to-back games in regulation for the first time this season.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Islanders 1 – Sabres 0

'"It could have been definitely a different game. We could have used some of those early chances. But at the end, we have to be disappointed with the first period. We just couldn't climb back into this one."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look to turn the page following loss to Capitals

'Things got out of hand pretty quickly for Buffalo. Washington scored four times in the game's opening 10:44.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 1 – Capitals 6

'"He's still day-to-day," Krueger said. "We're just going to assess how he handled the session on his own and then he joined us for some non-contact skating afterwards. But he's not planned on the roster for tomorrow."' … [Read more...] about Vesey returns to practice with Sabres

'With the Sabres scheduled for back-to-back games this weekend - in Washington on Friday, followed by a home game against the New York Islanders on Saturday - coach Ralph Krueger said it is unlikely that the defenseman sees action in both contests. A final determination will be made later in the week.' … [Read more...] about Montour practices again, determination on status will be made Friday

"All these things kind of build up, and it made it a lot more important to take a step back and breathe and kind of cool off whenever there's something going on in your life," Ullmark said. "It could be on the side; it could be in the actual game as well. But it just helps you to refocus." … [Read more...] about ‘Breathe and Enjoy’: How Ullmark, Hutton use breathing as a mental edge

'The Sabres scored the first two goals against the Coyotes, but never tallied a third. Playing for the 13th time in 26 days to open their season - and facing one of the stingiest defensive teams in the league - the Sabres clung to earn a point in a 3-2 shootout loss at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hang on for point as home winning streak comes to an end

'Captain Jack Eichel, celebrating his 23rd birthday, scored while Jeff Skinner recorded a goal and an assist. Carter Hutton made 42 saves in net.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Coyotes 3 – Sabres 2 (SO)

'"You can imagine how frustrating and how tough that was," he said. "But at least I can still skate and whatnot. An injury like this or what happened with [knee] surgery and stuff, it's all about patience and a matter of time before it gets full healed."' … [Read more...] about Montour returns to practice with Scandella expected to miss 2-3 weeks

'Borgen was recalled Friday and served as the team's seventh defenseman in Detroit. He was assigned back to Rochester on Saturday and appeared in the Amerks' overtime victory in Syracuse.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Borgen from Rochester

'Borgen was recalled Friday morning to serve as the extra defenseman for Buffalo's game against the Detroit Red Wings. Defenseman Marco Scandella missed the game due to a lower-body injury, giving John Gilmour the opportunity to play in his first game of the season. Gilmour served as a healthy scratch for the first 11 games of the year.' … [Read more...] about Borgen assigned to Rochester