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'It was great to see them come together as a team to make sure Jeff Skinner got to 40 goals for the first time in his career. It seemed like his teammates were more excited than him.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres end by helping Skinner to 40 goals

'"Roddy (Evan Rodrigues) and Okie (Kyle Okposo) were telling me before the game that they weren't going to shoot anything and they were looking for me out there, I saw them. Even some of the plays that didn't go our way, I think they were maybe sort of forcing it to me. And then, obviously the shift there where I got it with Eichs (Eichel) and Sammy (Reinhart), they were … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room – Sabres at Red Wings

'The organization honored season ticket holders and other loyal fans ahead of opening faceoff, as well as in-season awards for the players during the game. On the ice, Jack Eichel and Jason Pominville stole the show as Eichel registered three points on the night, and Pominville moved up the all-time franchise leaderboard with an emotional goal in the third period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres dominate Senators 5-2 on Fan Appreciation Night

'Pominville has played 732 games in a Sabres uniform and he has a respect for the crest and the city that many others on this team don’t have. Pominville has 217 goals as a Sabre and 520 points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Pominville goes out in style

'"Not the prettiest goal, but definitely nice to get one tonight. Thought our line had good looks. Thought we deserved to get one, and the reaction from the boys and the fans was amazing."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Senators

'I’d assume he’s some part all of those things. If I need to say so, I don’t know Eichel. I made a decision years ago to not pursue relationships with current players. I used to enjoy knowing players on a personal level and came to find that it compromised my ability to speak freely about their play, so I stopped. Besides, I’m 25-years older than Eichel.' … [Read more...] about What is Jack thinking?

'Skinner has stayed consistent throughout the season and not said much about free agency. He said, “For me I’m part of the team, I think in the midst of a season you’re trying your best as a player to try to help the team win and that’s my focus the whole season and in particular the last couple of months when things haven’t been going our way and that will continue to be my … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Skinner is still open to staying in Buffalo

'Ryan Johansen broke the tie in Nashville's favor with his 13th goal of the season early in the third period. He was able to back hand the puck into the top of the net after a good bounce off the back wall to make it 3-2 Predators. Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi were given the assists on the goal.' … [Read more...] about Nashville hands Sabres a 3-2 loss

'"I don't know, I'm not really looking for moral victories right now, we've gotta win hockey games. It's frustrating, I don't know, at this point of the year, you know what I mean, we've gotta find ways to win and obviously we didn't that."' … [Read more...] about From the locker room: Sabres-Predators

'I’ve heard people who know nothing about hockey or player development say the Sabres should just have all their prospects up here and see what happens which is the road to disaster. Sexson agrees, “We can put anybody in a jersey and put him on the bench, so what! We want guys who can contribute consistently and in order to do that, it takes time. Development is a process.”' … [Read more...] about Assistant GM Randy Sexton explains why players aren’t rushed to the Sabres

'“I look back and there’s been some very difficult times in my life where there’s been adverse situations, and that’s where I draw my experience from,” said Housley. “I do feel confident I can get the job done here. We haven’t gotten the results. We’re in a development stage, and sometimes that takes time. I know that’s not what people want to hear because of the situation that … [Read more...] about Housley: ‘Our culture is in a good place’

'The 2018-19 edition of the Sabres will end up with more points than last season's team and yet this club's performance was even worse.' … [Read more...] about Rock Bottom-er

'With less than three minutes to go in the period a lucky bounce for Columbus extended the lead to 3-0 over Buffalo. Nick Foligno was credited with his 17th goal of the season as he used a wrap around to hit the puck off of Brandon Montour's skate before going in the net. Ryan Dzingel was given the lone assist on the score.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out by Columbus 4-0

'Somebody said to me that there’s no hitting by the Sabres, but who is going to hit? Jake McCabe will, Will Borgen did in the AHL, but not much up here, Girgensons will throw the occasional body check and Kyle Okposo finishes his checks as does Scott Wilson, but you can’t expect Lawrence Pilut, Alex Nylander or Casey Mittelstadt to all of a sudden become huge hitters.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres get one goal on the weekend

'"Yeah I feel for them. I mean, it sucks. Obviously nobody wants to lose in this city. Including us. It's not like we're going out there and trying to lose every single night. You know, obviously, it sucks for the fans, it sucks for us, it sucks for everyone involved. It's been a few years of this, which has been unfortunate for a lot of us in here. Once again, I'm just going … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blue Jackets