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'"When you get over the boards and you see those top players … you want to shut them down no matter how you can," Fitzgerald said. "It's a great opportunity every time you step out there. That's just what I think every time, is I want to shut their best players down. I'm happy I got the opportunity to."' … [Read more...] about Fitzgerald carving out consistent presence in Sabres’ lineup

'"It's always nice to score, but I think the main thing was winning," Thompson said. "I really wanted to win that one. Everyone in the room did, too. It stings a little bit more, especially when you play well like that. It was a tough one to swallow."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ strong effort comes up short in loss to Blues

'The Buffalo Sabres battled back against the St. Louis Blues midway through the third period on Friday when Tage Thompson scored on his career-high eighth shot of the night to tie the game 3-3. However, the Blues scored immediately after to go back in the lead en route to a 5-3 victory over the Sabres at Enterprise Center.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres rally in 3rd but lose to Blues in St. Louis

'"We allowed it to be too easy, too early for them," Granato said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to overcome early mistakes in loss to Canadiens

'Defenseman Henri Jokiharju did not play in the third period due to a lower-body injury. His last shift came with 10:38 remaining in the second period.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres shut out on the road by Canadiens

'"It was nice, nice to get back at it. I was not sure that I was going to feel a hundred (percent), but I did, so it's great," Dahlin said. "I'm happy to be back."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin returns to practice after missing Sunday’s game

'"We just didn't adjust to not feeling your game and you have to do that," Granato said. "That's probably your biggest growth component to nights like this, is you can't try to play your same game you played a night ago when you're battling fatigue.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to adjust during loss to Blue Jackets

'The Buffalo Sabres got off to a slow start and then allowed three goals in the second period to go down for good in their 7-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday at Nationwide Arena.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres falter in road loss to Blue Jackets

'"First off all, two good referees in the game. There's no question. Those two guys have been around a long time and they're good officials," Sabres coach Granato said. "So, they had a conversation. Things happen fast. They saw what they saw. We can look at replays and you might see more. You do see more on that, obviously, but you've gotta move on."' … [Read more...] about Thompson’s 1st-career hat trick comes in home loss to Colorado

'The Avalanche regained the lead at 8:37 of the third period, following a hit that left defenseman Rasmus Dahlin on the ice behind the Colorado net. Newhook buried the winning goal at the opposite end of the ice while Dahlin was getting back to his feet.' … [Read more...] about At the Final Horn | Thompson nets hat trick as Sabres fall to Avs

'"He looks good," Granato said. "He survived Matt Ellis' workouts and physical battles. No, but he looks good. He recovered well from a couple of really difficult challenging workouts, and I think he's in a great place."' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt to play Saturday vs. Avalanche

'"They played, you know, a pretty stable 1-1-3 or whatever in the neutral zone and we just weren't able to kind of get through it," Anderson said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ power play unable to capitalize in loss to Sens

'The Buffalo Sabres went just 1-for-6 on the power play Thursday night in their 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn | Sabres fall at home to Senators

'Buffalo Sabres forward Drake Caggiula will undergo surgery to repair a herniated disc and miss the remainder of the season, general manager Kevyn Adams told reporters Thursday. The expected recovery time is six to eight months.' … [Read more...] about Caggiula to undergo season-ending surgery

'"He's one of a kind," Kyle Okposo said Tuesday. "… I don't like talking him up. But he's somebody that, he could probably be on SNL if he really wanted to. Like, he's just that witty, that funny. Everything's just - everything's on his toes and it's off the tip of his tongue. It's hilarious."' … [Read more...] about ‘I sit next to that jabroni’ | Teammates share their Mark Pysyk stories