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'Buffalo got off to a poor start. Sabres goalie Jonas Johansson was shaky early on, allowing three first period goals, a couple of which he will probably want back.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to the Ducks, 3-2

'Johan Larsson got the home team on the score board after creating a turnover in the neutral zone to cut the deficit to 3-1, then a power play goal. Buffalo’s passing seemed to be much more on point as the game went on, and in the second period it was the other lines besides the Jimmy Vesey-Jack Eichel-Sam Reinhart pairing that helped get the team back into the game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres could not crawl out of early hole against Anaheim

'Olofsson admitted that he is, “not quite there yet, but it was nice to get the feel of the game again and it’s good kind of have a little bit. I know it’s not much contact, but [to have] a few guys around you, you have to kind of be aware of where you have your teammates and the opponents.” He worked into the team’s 3-on-1 drill, interchanging with Johan Larsson on the wing. … [Read more...] about Olofsson joins the Sabres on the ice for Saturday’s practice

'Asplund had a lenghty call up for his first NHL action since being drafted in the second round of the 2016 NHL Draft. Seeing limited minutes as a rookie, Asplund collected three points (1+2) in 29 NHL games, while averaging 10:50 of ice time per-game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send Pilut and Asplund to Rochester

'The Sabres were able to pad their lead with a slick Jack Eichel pass from the Sabres' blue line to Jimmy Vesey at the other end. Vesey danced through three Rangers before slotting the puck in past Georgiev to give the Sabres a three goal cushion. They needed it.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hang on to beat Rangers 3-2

'Overall, it was a good effort for the Sabres to allow them to pick up three out of a possible four points in two days. It is not the full four they were looking for, but an effort they can build off of against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday afternoon.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take two points from the Blueshirts

'With the loss, the blue and gold grabbed only three points out of a possible 10 as their five-game homestand reached its end following tonight's defeat.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall in a shootout, 4-3 to the Red Wings

'Once again Curtis Lazar won a face-off to start the three-on-three overtime and helped Eichel try to win the game like against the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, this time the team would record two shots and Bernier was able to get his team to the shootout. Even though Jonas Johansson allowed goals to both of the shooters he faced in the shootout, I liked his game overall and … [Read more...] about Sabres could not shake slow start

'TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger joined Howard Simon and Jeremy White on Wednesday morning and said that Botterill has been trying to make a trade for a long time. The worrisome thing about that is that plenty of good scorers that could've helped the Sabres this season have been dealt elsewhere around the league.' … [Read more...] about Trying hasn’t been enough for the Sabres in the trade market

'"To the fans out there that really want the positive truth, I do think this thing is going to get turned around. I truly honestly believe it."' … [Read more...] about Pierre McGuire believes the Sabres are on the right path

'It has been a long road for Johansson to get to this point, starting out as the Sabres' third round pick (61st overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft out of Sweden's SuperElit Junior League with Brynäs IF. From there, he went from playing in the Swedish second-tier league Allsvenskan to signing his entry-level contract and starting his North American career in the ECHL to getting some … [Read more...] about Jonas Johansson soaking in his first NHL experience

'“Taking six goals in a 20-minute period is not acceptable," Krueger said. "There were individual breakdowns right through it. We are going through it right now in the coach’s room. There’s a lot of situations that we can learn from, but our frustration is there, and we are going to work with it and we're going to do all we can to improve from this disappointment”' … [Read more...] about Krueger: The play in the loss to Colorado was ‘not acceptable’

'The visitors won handily, fueled mightily by a four-goal second period that saw Sabres goaltender Johan Johansson forced into relief of Carter Hutton to make his NHL debut.' … [Read more...] about Sabres throttled by visiting Avalanche, 6-1

'Krueger was asked after the game if the players quit after the second period. He quickly shot that idea down, saying: “This wasn’t about quit, quit is a whole different thing, I mean...we were still trading chances, they were just ruthless with their chances, and they were lethal and every opportunity they took, and you know, we created some opportunities where we didn’t take … [Read more...] about Sabres struggling to find answers after loss to Colorado

'"I can understand our fans' frustration. Our organization is frustrated. My conversations with Terry and Kim, they're frustrated. They're frustrated with the results. They want better results."' … [Read more...] about Botterill: ‘Terry and Kim are frustrated’