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'"We've got to be smarter. When we're down one, we can't give them a 5-on-3," Sabres coach Housley said. "But I think it goes deeper than that. I thought we just got out-battled, out-worked and out-competed tonight. At times, we even looked slow and I don't why that is. But we played one game in six nights since then. It's disappointing."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to slow down Red Wings attack in road loss

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned forward Nicholas Baptiste to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Baptiste to Rochester

'"I think everyone was pretty honest with me," Criscuolo said. "They didn't promise me anything. They said you can try to earn your spot and work your way up from Rochester, be one of the top nine guys in Rochester and then try to make it to the next level and earn your way up."' … [Read more...] about Criscuolo’s hard work pays off with first career recall

'For a team that's still learning how to be consistent in pressure situations, moments of adversity were met head on through the first 40 minutes on Tuesday. For example: When Reinhart was leveled with an open-ice hit from Penguins defenseman Ian Cole, not only did Eichel quickly drop his gloves in response, the Sabres then went on to kill off a power play with Eichel and Kane … [Read more...] about Sabres cite change in mentality as reason for OT loss in Pittsburgh

'"I think our line changes have got to be a little bit sharper," Housley said. "Not just the change part - our lengths of shift can come down - but also when we dump it in, having a plan and a balance coming into that forecheck so teams aren't able to quick it up against us or get through the neutral zone quickly. That was the mindset behind that drill."' … [Read more...] about Sabres seek to improve line changes at Monday’s practice

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned forward Justin Bailey to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Bailey to Rochester

'"I can't fault the effort of our guys," Housley said. "We outshot them, we out chanced them. We had a penalty called back, which was pretty odd that we're calling penalties back now. It was unfortunate because I thought the guys played real hard."' … [Read more...] about Sabres come up short in overtime loss to Canadiens

'"We didn't keep doing what made us successful against Washington," Sabres goalie Robin Lehner said. "We get these results."' … [Read more...] about Sabres lack consistency in loss to Panthers

'The ironic part is, Kane's never considered himself to be injury-prone. He describes his past ailments as "freak accidents," be it the crash into the boards that cracked his ribs on opening night last season or the awkward plays that left him with a pair of torn MCLs in seasons prior.' … [Read more...] about Kane proving himself as one of NHL’s most consistent goal scorers

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned defenseman Zach Redmond to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Redmond to Rochester

'With two days separating the Sabres from their next game, at home against Florida on Friday, the light session also served as an opportunity for three injured players to acclimate to being back on the ice with the team. Defensemen Nathan Beaulieu and Josh Gorges both skated with the team for the second day in a row, while Justin Bailey made his return after missing the last … [Read more...] about Three injured players return to Wednesday’s practice

'"It was just making the right decisions, keeping things simple, not taking things into our own hands and sticking to the game plan," Housley said. "You could see when they make the choices and those decisions, it just seems things work out in your favor."' … [Read more...] about Sabres stay the course under pressure in win over Capitals

'Redmond (6'2", 212 lbs., 7/26/1988) joins the Sabres for the second time this season after appearing in two games for the team following a recall on Oct. 21. With five points (1+4) through seven AHL games in 2017-18, the defenseman ranks fourth among all Rochester skaters with .71 points per game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Redmond

'"It's a game-time decision right now," Housley said. "We're just trying to get a feel. We wanted to get him a good practice."' … [Read more...] about Full practice for Baptiste sets up potential debut vs. Washington

'"I have to be better," he said. "It's a game of mistakes, I made a mistake there, and together with a bounce and a good goal there it's 3-0. It's unfortunate."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to overcome early deficit in loss to Stars