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'“They won more battles,” Ruff said when asked about the start of the game. “I talked to the team about that after the first period. They were quicker, they were stronger on pucks. So, it’s a will. The [50-50 battles are] a will, the will to hang onto it in the O-zone. I think when we got going in the second period, we saw what it looked like. But the start of the game like … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to overcome slow start in loss to Blue Jackets

'“I feel like when we kept it simple, we just played behind them, they couldn't keep up with our pace,” Thompson said. “We have a fast group and were putting pucks behind their D and making them turn to go get it and getting on the forecheck. They struggled to break out."' … [Read more...] about Peterka scores twice in return as Sabres fall to Penguins in OT

'Greenway leads Sabres forwards in shorthanded ice time, helping the team to a 10-for-13 start in that department, and ranks second on the team with 12 hits. The Sabres have out-chanced opponents 29-17 when he's been on the ice at 5-on-5 this season, according to Natural Stat Trick.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | News and notes from Tuesday’s skate

'“It’s just boys will be boys,” Ruff said. “I think Dahls got bumped before and then he evened up the score. I wouldn’t read too much into that. We want competitive practices, so I think every now and then the emotions will run a little bit high, but that’s a good place to be."' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | Updates from Monday’s skate at LECOM Harborcenter

'“Typically, everyone goes through [adversity] at some point and maybe a couple times,” Greenway said. “I think it speaks volumes that (with) the start we had, everything that kind of went on, we stuck to it. I don’t want to go to last game, but we’ve been building our game."' … [Read more...] about ‘We responded well’ | Sabres break through against Panthers for 1st win of 2024-25

'The Sabres revealed news of Ray’s induction with a video message from former goaltenders Ryan Miller and Dominik Hasek, the two most recent inductees into the Sabres Hall of Fame, which played during the first period of the team’s game against Florida on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Rob Ray to be inducted into Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame

'Jordan Greenway and Owen Power took maintenance days, though Greenway did skate prior to the start of practice. Power led the Sabres in ice time on Thursday (24:04) and had three blocked shots. Greenway skated 15:21, including 4:13 shorthanded.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | News and notes from Friday’s skate at KeyBank Center

'“There’s so much good stuff and I’m about to sit here and be pissed off about the end of the game,” Ruff said. “We feel we’ve got guys that are going to convert. Just a little bit snake bit right now.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres generate chances but fall to Kings in home opener

'JJ Peterka and Zach Benson were back on the ice for practice with the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Wednesday, the first session for both forwards since they sustained injuries during the team’s NHL Global Series games in Prague, Czechia last week.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | Lineup news and injury updates ahead of the home opener

'“I haven’t been through a hockey season yet. We’re going to spend this first month evaluating everything. We’re going to continue to listen to fan feedback. We’re going to get on the road and go to other buildings and bring back as many great ideas as we can.”' … [Read more...] about Revamped concessions, KeyBank Center upgrades to debut with Thursday’s Home Opener

'The Sabres went 0-for-6 with the extra man during their two losses to the New Jersey Devils in Prague, Czechia last week and lost a pair of members of their power-play units to injuries in Zach Benson (lower body) and JJ Peterka.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | Sabres return home with focus on power-play improvement

'The moves reduce the Sabres’ roster to the requisite 23 players ahead of Thursday’s home opener against the Los Angeles Kings. The team had been permitted to carry extra players during its trip to Europe for the NHL Global Series.' … [Read more...] about Injuries and transactions | Clague, Rousek loaned to Amerks; Aube-Kubel placed on IR

'The Sabres fell 3-1 to the New Jersey Devils in their NHL Global Series finale at O2 Arena, a game that started with forwards Zach Benson and Nicolas Aube-Kubel unavailable due to lower-body injuries and saw JJ Peterka exit early with a concussion.' … [Read more...] about ‘You have to move on’ | Sabres return home following loss to Devils

'“This is how close our league is,” Ruff said. “You either take advantage of some of those early opportunities and you get a team down, or you don’t. They took advantage. You’ve got to give them a lot of credit. They took advantage of a couple of those early opportunities.”' … [Read more...] about Early chances make the difference in season-opening loss to Devils

'“I really feel that we’ve checked all the boxes,” Ruff said. “We got the number of practices in that we need. We worked on a lot of system, worked on a lot of structure. We’ve talked about the mentality of all parts of a game, whether you’re leading, whether you’re leading late, how we want to start games. So, we’ve gotten to almost every piece of the game in detail whether … [Read more...] about ‘We’ve checked all the boxes’ | Sights and sounds from the Sabres’ final practice in Prague