'The crowd is out of it, the players on the ice seem disinterested. Sadly, this has been the theme of the season for the Sabres this year and many years in recent history.' … [Read more...] about Lightning dump Sabres 4-1
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From The Locker Room: Sabres-Lightning
'"We're just not scoring goals right now. We gotta win games now. That's when points matter. Points are huge right now. We gotta put points in the bank, we gotta score goals and we gotta find a way. Nobody's feeling sorry for us."' … [Read more...] about From The Locker Room: Sabres-Lightning
Sabres recall Fedun, send down Nelson
'Fedun, 28, has played in 12 NHL games over three seasons. He has scored 2 goals and notched 5 assists for 7 points over that time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Fedun, send down Nelson
The Sabres bring back Kaleta
'Focusing primarily on the Western New York region, Kaleta will also serve as a liaison to the local high school hockey community and will provide additional support and instruction for other youth hockey initiatives.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres bring back Kaleta
Sabres searching for answers on offense
'The offense continues to lack in the goal scoring department with a league-low 30 goals in 16 games. The Sabres are also not throwing enough shots on goal, averaging just 28.4 shots per game. In this five-game losing streak, the Sabres have only managed to score five goals and throw 137 shots on goal. At the other end of the ice, the Sabres have given up 15 goals against and … [Read more...] about Sabres searching for answers on offense
Sabres Fall in St Louis 4-1
'Buffalo has now lost 5 in a row, their longest losing streak of the season, and first 5 game losing streak since January of last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fall in St Louis 4-1
Sabres call up three
'Evan Rodrigues gets his first call up of the season. Rodrigues played two games for Buffalo last season and had a goal and an assist. This year for the Amerks he has three goals and five assists for eight points in 13 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres call up three
Sabres practice without O'Reilly
'Dan Bylsma said one defenseman and likely two forwards will be recalled from the Amerks. As far as Kulikov and O’Reilly go the head coach said, “Kulikov is not coming on the trip with us and is day to day and we’re seeing on O’Reilly, but he’s still day to day at this time."' … [Read more...] about Sabres practice without O’Reilly
Sabres Send Down Three
'Baptiste scored two goals in 10 games with the blue and gold, while Schneider notched an assist in seven games. Falk has 0 points and is -2 in two games with the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Send Down Three
Devils Cap Sabres Sweep with 4-2 Win
'The team has now lost four games in a row for the second time this season.' … [Read more...] about Devils Cap Sabres Sweep with 4-2 Win
From The Locker Room: Sabres-Devils
'"It's tough, back-to-back. I don't know if it had anything to do with our legs, but we felt good at the end of the 1st and 2nd period for sure. Just fell behind."' … [Read more...] about From The Locker Room: Sabres-Devils
Look how far we've come
'The Sabres may be in a better position now for future success than if Lucic never hit Miller. Buffalo may be ready this season or next to contend for the playoffs with the pieces they have in place. Some of those pieces may never have come here if this game never happened.' … [Read more...] about Look how far we’ve come
Devils dump Sabres 2-1 in OT
'New Jersey has been dominant this period, carrying over the momentum they had last period and now have a four minute power play to work with after Evander Kane took a high sticking double minor. This could be the point where NJ takes the lead, and for good.' … [Read more...] about Devils dump Sabres 2-1 in OT
From The Locker Room: Sabres-Devils
'"We had a good forecheck going, we were creating chances. It's tough when you run into penalties like that. The penalty kill did a great job, but it really tires those guys out when you have that many."' … [Read more...] about From The Locker Room: Sabres-Devils
The Sabres need some offense from the defense
'McCabe isn’t a big scorer from the blue line, but he is capable. In 99 NHL games he has four goals and 14 assists for 18 points. McCabe said, “That’s part of my game, that’s what my teammates and coaches expect of me to be able to provide offense with my skating ability and with my passing, so like I said in Boston, we need to get more offense from secondary defensemen.”' … [Read more...] about The Sabres need some offense from the defense