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'"I thought we did a lot of good things in that game," Franson said. "It's unfortunate that it comes down to that last goal, the way it was. It's a mishandled play on my part. It's not like I was trying to do something cute with it or something out of the ordinary. I was trying to keep it simple, just couldn't get a handle on it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres battle hard, but come up short in Columbus

'"I think with 15 games you should have no misunderstanding and you should have no questions about who the Buffalo Sabres are and how they play," coach Dan Bylsma said. "That's something we haven't gotten to. It's something that, with the 15 games that we are playing, we need to take as a challenge to establish."' … [Read more...] about Sabres seek to establish identity over final stretch

'It gives commentators and columnists reason to pause in search of more appropriate words. And it has led me to land at the feet of a highly unlikely and unexpected comparison: Jack Eichel and Le'veon Bell.' … [Read more...] about #Duffalo: Patience, Peace Parks and the Piano Man

'"We weren't ready right from the start," captain Brian Gionta added. "The first period they took it to us. "We were lucky to come out tied."' … [Read more...] about Sabres upset with effort from start in loss to Flyers

'"It's hard to say one exact reason as to why," Gorges said. "I believe sometimes when you get a lead, you start to play a little safe. And that's not how our team is successful. I'm not saying we should go out there and take chances; we don't need to score another goal to win. We just need to not let them score.' … [Read more...] about Sabres still seeking to solve struggles with leads

'"That's going to happen," McCabe said. "It's a world-class player making a world-class shot. That stuff happens. We get to the second period and its 3-2 going into the third that's a great spot on the road obviously.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to hold onto lead in loss to Penguins

'Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov scored on back-to-back shootout attempts against Sabres goalie Robin Lehner while Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel's shots were stoned by Andrei Vasilevskiy, sealing a 2-1 victory for the Lightning at KeyBank Center. With the loss, the Sabres fell to 1-6 in shootouts this season.' … [Read more...] about Hard-fought game ends with SO loss to Lightning

'"I think, after a little bit, your ankle starts to feel better, you start feeling better again, you start making plays and you get back to the way you want to play," Eichel said following practice at HarborCenter on Friday. "I just feel better. I feel like I've been doing what I can do."' … [Read more...] about Eichel among NHL’s most productive players as of late

' "You can feel good about yourselves that you found a way to win a game. With that being said, we still gave our lead away so I don't know what it is," Eichel said. "I don't know if we stop making plays, I don't know if we start skating backwards, if we're not putting enough pressure on them, but it seems like they took the play to us for a little bit.' … [Read more...] about Kane’s goal snaps skid with win over Coyotes

'"I just go with what's put in front of me," Murray said. "I have no expectation going in. I made some calls, I made a lot of calls to set the table on trading away a couple guys and I made a few calls to see if I could make a hockey trade, get younger. This is the end result."' … [Read more...] about Murray discusses quiet deadline day, state of Sabres

'"For guys like myself there's definitely a little more stress to it and things like that," Franson said. "As a player you can only control certain things and being moved or being kept is something that's not really in our hands. All we can do is focus on our play and what we're doing on the ice and you hope for the best on the other side of things."' … [Read more...] about Sabres return to practice with deadline looming

'"You've got to put together a full 60 otherwise it's just going to be more embarrassing losses like this."' … [Read more...] about Sabres let another lead slip away in loss to Preds

'Bodie (6'0", 175 lbs., 3/7/1990) currently ranks 12th among all AHL defensemen with 30 points (8+22) in 45 games for the Hartford Wolf Pack this season. In 196 career AHL games, Bodie has compiled 98 points (20+78) and 127 penalty minutes. The East St. Paul, Manitoba native signed with the Rangers as an undrafted free agent after captaining Union College to an NCAA … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Bodie from Rangers

'It's the first time Buffalo failed to earn a point when leading after two periods (they're now 15-1-4 in that regard).' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall in dying seconds to Arizona

'Ullmark (6'4", 221 lbs., 7/31/1993) joins the Sabres for his fifth recall of the season, but has yet to appear in a game with the team in 2016-17. The Lugnvik, Sweden native has compiled a 20-20-2 record in 42 games for the Americans this season, posting a .910 save percentage and a 2.90 goals-against average in his second North American professional season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Ullmark