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'"We felt like that their best period of hockey in the first perod that they could throw at us," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "Nils made some big saves. The penalty kill had to kill off two in the first and we did get the first goal."' … [Read more...] about Sabres give up late lead in OT loss to Blackhawks

'"We talked about 10 to 14 days of inactivity and he got the go-ahead to start skating and do some exercises a couple days ago," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "He skated yesterday and felt real well and saw the doctor and the doctor gave him the green light to go forward.' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly a surprising addition at practice in Chicago

'"Everyone today was mentally prepared to play the game. We came out strong and that's really important for our game," Girgensons said.' … [Read more...] about Bailey scores 1st NHL goal as Sabres top Rangers

'Fedun (6'1", 198 lbs., 6/4/1988) re-joins the Sabres after posting four assists and a plus-1 rating during an eight-game stint with the team from Nov. 17 to Dec. 3, 2016.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Taylor Fedun

'Sam Reinhart has moved to center in O'Reilly's absence and the roles of Zemgus Girgensons and Derek Grant have elevated. Bylsma said that Girgensons will take on the defensive zone responsibilities once primarily held by Larsson. Eichel, meanwhile, will have to contend with whatever the opposition throws at him, especially because the Rangers and Blackhawks will have the last … [Read more...] about With injuries at center, Sabres matchups to change

'"I don't think it's about me," Eichel said. "I mean I think a lot of these guys have probably been winners their whole life. We're a group, we're one. We go through adversity as a team together and the highs when we win games, that's also together. I think I speak for the team in saying that we're all frustrated with where we're at and I don't think I'm the only person in the … [Read more...] about Notes from Sunday’s practice

'"We need to get more desperate," Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. "Guys need to understand where we are in the season and where we are in the standings. We need to start making a move now. We can't continue to wait. We said it before Christmas, it was a huge week, and we blew it and again this week we had two big games coming in against these guys for that final divisional … [Read more...] about Frustration growing for Sabres after loss in Boston

'"I thought 'Hey, what more could I have done in the summer or what more could I have done during training camp?'" Bailey said. "And I reflected, I looked at a lot of things. But what are you going to do? I worked my butt off down in Rochester to get back up here. That's in the past, I'm trying to look at the present now."' … [Read more...] about Bailey’s focus is on the present as he rejoins Sabres

'The Bruins outshot the Sabres 27-19 in the second and third periods combined.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to sustain early momentum in loss

'"You're staring at Boston for a home-and-home and they're within earshot," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "You have a chance of sweeping these two games and gaining four points on them and putting yourself right near them, right next to them in the standings."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look ahead to important 2-game set with Bruins

'"He's playing with a ton of speed, playing fast, playing physical and playing how he needs to play for us to have success," Dan Bylsma said. "It's a determined goal on the first one, just a forechecking goal. He brings it to the net and is determined and I think you start to see him score more goals around the net, not just the shot that he scored the game-winner on."' … [Read more...] about Kane’s two goals lift Sabres past Red Wings

'"We're the type of team that needs to be direct, north, using our forecheck," Gionta said. "You watch the games that we're good at and where we have success, we're a simple team that gets the puck and uses our forecheck and we're a good team creating offense from the offensive zone."' … [Read more...] about Sabres struggle to execute in loss to Islanders

'"Keep trying and keep working at 'em," Bylsma said of how they can try to improve Lehner's performances in the shootout. "We keep practicing them a different way, focus a different way, mindset a different way and it's what we've got to keep doing."' … [Read more...] about Sabres let point slip away in SO loss to Panthers

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the organization has assigned forward Alexander Nylander to the Swedish men's national junior ice hockey team for the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship. The tournament will be held in Toronto and Montreal from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Nylander to Team Sweden

'Marcus Foligno skated on the top line with Ryan O'Reilly and Sam Reinhart while Evander Kane took reps on the left wing with Johan Larsson and Brian Gionta.' … [Read more...] about Foligno’s play earns him an opportunity on a new line