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'"First two periods I thought we tried to take it to them. In the 3rd, we played scared to lose, not to win. They're a good hockey team. We got to do for 60 minutes. In the third period I thought we were just getting rid of pucks, weren't forechecking too well, letting them set their breakout up and they played the whole period in our zone. It's frustrating. We'll work on it."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Penguins

'Last Sabres season, for the first time ever, I gave up and stopped regularly watching every game. The losing had finally gotten the better of me after spending most of my life watching nearly every game. I’ve talked and written about this a few times since last winter so I won’t bore you with all the details again. Suffice to say that as a Sabres fan, I was broken.' … [Read more...] about What is happening?

'The 18-year-old tied it up, but the 35-year-old got the last laugh. The Buffalo Sabres played comeback yet again and left the Minnesota Wild shaking their heads after the blue and gold scored three unanswered goals en route to a 3-2 victory. The win pushes their current streak up to five games, a milestone this franchise has not reached since March of 2012.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shock the Wild, win 3-2 as “The Population” grows late

'I can’t lie to you and say I thought the Sabres would do very well during this four game stretch against Tampa Bay, Winnipeg, Minnesota and Pittsburgh, but here they are 3-0-0 and on a five game winning streak. I think the thing that makes it more amazing is Buffalo didn’t play well during large parts of the game against the Lightning, Jets and Wild,but it didn't matter, they … [Read more...] about The Sabres keep the streak alive

'"Last year we came in and didn't play the way we wanted and today going down two goals in the first period you're kind of thinking 'is this going to happen again?' But it goes to show we have a different group with a different mindset and different attitude. We stuck with it and found a way to win. It shows a lot about our team."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Wild

'Hutton was outstanding in the opening 20 minutes, a period that saw Buffalo outshot 12-4 with Winnipeg holding a 9-1 shot advantage at the halfway point of the 1st.' … [Read more...] about Hutton stands tall in 2-1 shootout win over Jets

'Phil Housley knows they didn’t play their best game, but he said, "We bent a little bit, but we didn't break. Last year we might've broke. That's what great about this group, they stick with it. "Not only did Hutton keep the Sabres in the game for 40 minutes and the shootout, he was lights out in the shootout. He said, "I try to be patient, I try to force them to do something … [Read more...] about The Sabres survive and then win in Winnipeg

'"Right now it doesn't matter how we're doing it, we're getting points. It's not always going to be pretty but we have to keep working and developing, I think that's the goal here."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Jets

'Another thing I've noticed is the players are having fun. They seem to be enjoying practice and even though we’re not in the room for a long time, they are just sitting together talking and enjoying being there. McCabe said, “For sure, not to bring up last year, but Factor (Ryan O’Reilly) got a lot of heat for his comments at the end of the year, but it’s not fun coming to the … [Read more...] about The Sabres now know what their roles are and they’re embracing them

'"It's obviously good to be on the winning side here, but we're only 18 games in. It's one thing to do good in the first 18, but we have to keep it rolling here, keep it moving and find ourselves in the playoffs. That would be the goal here, and once you get there, anything can happen."' … [Read more...] about Sabres building confidence as they prepare for three-game road trip

'Buffalo was able to hold on, despite Tampa Bay using an extra skater over the final minute and a half of regulation. Hutton made several saves to preserve the lead and win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres survive for 2-1 win over Tampa Bay

'Now, if we’re being honest, that can’t last forever and it will eventually catch up to them if it continues, but this team is together and it’s finding ways to win. This team has two three-game winning streaks and has taken four out of five games.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres do what they have to to steal two points from Tampa Bay

'"That's a good hockey team over there. We weren't as sharp and we have to clean up some stuff. We only really played well for a period and a half, but we got two points out of this."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Lightning

'Eichel and Casey Mittelstadt scored in the shootout for Buffalo to help secure the win. Hutton made two saves for the Sabres as well.' … [Read more...] about Sabres roar back for 4-3 shootout win over Vancouver

'One of the things I've noticed lately is how hard he has been against the boards and he’s starting to spend time in front of the net again. He is also on a line with Evan Rodrigues, a guy he feels he has chemistry with, “It’s the skill he possesses, his speed and the thing I look at is the way he thinks the game. We think the game alike and it helps because we’re on the same … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Reinhart knows what he needs to do to play well