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'"His message was, we still had a good part of the game to get ourselves back in it. We weren't that far off and we go down 3-0," captain Brian Gionta said. "No matter who it is, it's going to be tough coming back. We had a good effort in that, but it just wasn't good enough at this time."' … [Read more...] about Sabres lament missed opportunities against Avalanche

'Bailey (6'3", 214 lbs, 7/1/1995) joins the team for his fourth recall of the season. In his second professional campaign, the Buffalo native is tied for ninth in the AHL with 19 goals in 40 games and has totaled three points (2+1) in 19 NHL games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Bailey, Rodrigues

' Gone are the years of wondering who would lead this team to the next chapter, gone - for me, anyway - is the question as to who will be the next starting goaltender to carry the load of leadership on the ice, and have the backbone to take all the shots that will come his way on an off night.' … [Read more...] about Dunleavy: Total team commitment kept Sabres in race

'I'm not quite sure how I feel about the bye week yet. I'm kind of on the fence. It compresses the schedule a lot in another areas, so I'm not sure if the five-day break makes up for not having the two or three days we normally have between games every once in a while.' … [Read more...] about Gionta: Discussing the NHL bye week

'The Amerks host the Utica Comets on Wednesday at KeyBank Center at 7:05 p.m.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Bailey, Baptiste, Rodrigues to Amerks

' "We'll forget about this one," said goalie Robin Lehner, who made 32 saves in the loss. "It's unfortunate, a hell of a hockey club out there. We've got a lot to learn from a team like that, how they play and how they do things. You know what, we've been playing good hockey lately and we can't get away from ourselves here for one game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres focus on big picture after 5-1 loss to Chicago

'"I think we had a lot of speed on our line," Baptiste said. "Jack's so good with the puck, you've got to get open for him. On that play when we scored, he cut to the middle and I was able to find a hole. He put the puck on my tape and it was just a great play."' … [Read more...] about Kane, Baptiste tally 2 points each in win over Blues

'Baptiste (6'1", 206 lbs., 8/4/1995) is currently tied for eighth in the AHL with 19 goals and has added 11 assists for 30 points in 42 games for Rochester this season. The Ottawa, Ontario native is in his second pro season and has totaled 58 points (32+26) in 104 career AHL games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Baptiste

'"I don't want to say I'm surprised, but great intelligence, some good hockey smarts and sense on both sides of the puck, in particular defensively," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said when asked what he's seen from Rodrigues during this stretch. "Positionally, when he gets the puck coming out of D-zone and puck retrievals, he's made real intelligent and smart plays."' … [Read more...] about Rodrigues excelling at center between Foligno, Gionta

'"We had consistent pressure in their zone and I think that's what kind of helped get rid of the panic or the pressure," Kane said. "We knew we were spending a lot of time in their zone, we knew we were getting chances and eventually they were going to come."' … [Read more...] about Sabres turn in complete effort in shutout win vs. Avs

'"I think for us we came in the second and we weren't discouraged," Bailey said. "We knew that the game was right there, we had been doing good things all night. We just stuck to our game plan."' … [Read more...] about Bailey’s winner caps comeback win over Ottawa

'" … We haven't done anything in this League," Lehner continued later. "[Captain Brian Gionta] won a Cup. With all respect to him, he's done something in this League. The rest of us, we haven't. End of story."' … [Read more...] about Lehner calls out ‘disrespectful’ play following loss

'"We did enough to get the win," Eichel said. "Two points in a divisional rivalry game in Toronto on a Saturday night, there's not much better than that. We needed this one and we got it."' … [Read more...] about Kane, Eichel lead Sabres to crucial win in Toronto

'"It was tough sleeping last night knowing I could've been a lot better and impacted the game a lot," forward Ryan O'Reilly said. "But coming to the rink today, it's a new day and we've got to prepare for Toronto. It's going to happen but my focus is on tomorrow's game and making an impact."' … [Read more...] about Franson, Girgensons out against Toronto

'"Going to a third period 1-1, we've got to expect more out of ourselves going in this stage of the season," said Sabres goalie Robin Lehner, who made 39 saves. "That stage of the game, a 1-1 hockey game, we didn't have a push. They had a push."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Ducks following lopsided 3rd period