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'Oglevie gets a two-year entry-level contract. He will not go to Rochester and will stay at Notre Dame to finish up school.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres add a college free agent

'“As far as myself, whatever I’ve been doing hasn’t been working and what we’ve been doing as a team hasn’t been working, so all you can really do is focus on yourself and that’s what helps change the culture. To have the lack of success that we’ve had is honestly unacceptable.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel knows he has to be the guy that the team counts on

'I never would’ve thought in a million years that I would hear Ryan O’Reilly say he’s lost his love for the game. He said, “I’m so privileged to be able to play this game professionally. It’s the best job in the world, it’s just at times throughout the year, I thought I had lost it and when you lose consistently like this for multiple years, and with everything that’s gone on, … [Read more...] about Sabres’ O’Reilly wants to rediscover his love for the game

'O’Reilly talked about how he felt lost from the start of the season. Why? There was a new general manager. A new coach had replaced the old coach who the players apparently despised.It was a brand new season and 10 new faces were on the opening night roster. How could he be lost going into the season? Sadly, the high point of the season was before they started playing any … [Read more...] about O’Reilly needs to suck it up

'These assets essentially acquired from Buffalo will surely boost the morale of the Americans as they get ready for a hopefully lengthy playoff run in their quest for the Calder Cup Trophy.' … [Read more...] about Eight Sabres players assigned to Rochester Americans

'The Sabres don't look interested in this game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres end season with 4-2 loss to the Panthers

'Florida made it look like pond hockey out back with your friends with time to make fancy, cute plays that should’ve landed them on their backside.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lay one final egg

'"We're just looking for results, but it's tough. We have moments where we figure it out, and others where we're far from that. It's what we've been doing all year. It's frustrating."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Panthers

'Casey Mittelstadt gets his first career NHL goal on the powerplay. Scandella passed it to Mittelstadt near the faceoff circle. Mittelstadt turned and ripped a wrist shot into the net.' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt & Nylander score firsts in 7-5 loss to Lightning

'Chris Taylor has been on him to play more around the net and that’s what the kid did, he headed to the net and expertly tipped in Guhle’s shot for his first NHL goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Nylander nets his first NHL goal

'"Based off the way we responded to Tampa's constant challenges, we would've liked to come away with a win. Regardless, I liked the way the guys fought until the end in all aspects."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Lightning

'All those players are learning under head coach Chris Taylor. Porter thinks they really benefit from Taylor's pro experience, “He played the game for a long time and he knows the game really well, so I think he’s great at teaching, he understands what players are going through, traveling and the hardships of hockey, so he’s been really great down there.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Porter thinks the team’s future is bright

'Buffalo was looking to avoid finishing in last place in the NHL standings with a win, but with the loss, the Sabres will officially finish in in last place. The Sabres are the first team in NHL history to finish in 31st place during the regular season, and have now finished in last place for the third time in five seasons. For finishing in last place, the Sabres now have the … [Read more...] about Sabres drop home finale 4-2 to Ottawa

'Many times Ryan O’Reilly has come on the postgame show and said he’s embarrassed by a performance at home. If he could talk to the fans he said it would go like this, “I would apologize, I mean I’m sorry, it’s not what we expected, we wanted to do a lot better, but it’s a lot more than that and we’re going to find the answer here.' … [Read more...] about Sabres try to salvage one last game at home for the fans

'Despite scoring just 30 seconds into the contest, Buffalo was bested from that point on as Ottawa responded just over two minutes later, and added three more tallies in the aftermath.' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Senators