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'“I was dealing with a lower-body injury that was not letting me skate at my best, but now I feel 110% and I’m just back to my game, high motor, non-stop, move my feet making plays and try to get the puck back as much as I can."' … [Read more...] about Zach Benson worried about Wednesday’s game against Washington, not his future

'"We need to be challenged, our roster needs to be challenged. Granato said during his weekly appearance on WGR. "We've got to move up, and up, and up and when guys feel proud of what they've done you tend to not realize you're not fighting for more and more, so competition in your lineup is really important."' … [Read more...] about Granato wants to see even more from Dahlin

'The blue and gold took their third lead of the evening just past the midway point of the third period of play, and it came from an unlikely source on a slick shot. Defenseman Erik Johnson snuck down to the left circle and sniped his second goal as a member of the Sabres high past Mrazek.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fend off Blackhawks in Chicago

'Dahlin played 28:59 and had a goal and two assists in the win.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Dahlin leads Sabres to much-needed win in Chicago

'Granato was angry after the Jets game because he knew that the opportunity to get two points was there. The Sabres aren’t playing to their capabilities and he let them know it.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres had more speed and rhythm in practice on Saturday

'20-minutes was enough to sink the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.' … [Read more...] about Second period a backbreaker for Sabres in Winnipeg

'At the end of the day we need to start bottom lining this and last year at this time, they were 7-10-0 while this year, they’re 7-9-1. Despite allowing very few chances, Don Granato was not happy and he said he told his team so after 40 minutes.' … [Read more...] about Just playing well isn’t good enough as the Sabres fall in Winnipeg

'It was Dylan Cozens who centered Tuch and Jeff Skinner during Thursday's practice. Last season when Thompson was out, it was Casey Mittelstadt stepping into the role. Tuch knows both centers can do the job filling the void left by Thompson.' … [Read more...] about Tuch, Comrie to play in Winnipeg on Friday

'This isn’t unfamiliar with either player as when Thompson missed four games last year, Mittelstadt slid into his line with Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuch.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres will need many to step up with Thompson out

'"When you fall behind, at some point you have to press. Structure is so good in the NHL, when teams get in their structure, it's hard to get through it. A lot of times you gotta dump the puck and pressure and low below a goal line and force them to make mistakes there. But the statistics are incredibly high .700 or .800 winning percentage when you score first, that is, as the … [Read more...] about Granato, little things build to big wins

'The Buffalo Sabres trailed early against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center and were unable to rally in their 5-2 loss.' … [Read more...] about Okposo reaches milestone, Sabres could not find answer against Boston

'Thompson is one of the players that this young Sabres team just can’t afford to lose long-term. Yes, last season they were 3-0-1 when he didn’t play, but that was only four games. He’s not scoring like he had been last year being on a 31-goal and 62-point pace, but he proved last year that he can be a superstar in this league.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Tage Thompson will miss “significant time” after blocking a shot in his wrist on Tuesday

'"It’s a nice thing, a special moment and honestly the first time that I really thought about it was when I hit 500 games and I was like, 'Wow, that’s a lot of games and you’ve got to play 500 more to hit 1,000? I don’t know about that,' so it’s something I will look back on very fondly."' … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo about to reach 1,000 NHL games played Tuesday

'The opening period was almost a scoreless one, until Penguins star forward Evgeni Malkin scored from a seemingly impossible angle below the goal line. Malkin banked the game's first goal in off the back of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen with just a minute to play in the frame to give Pittsburgh the 1-0 edge.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out in Pittsburgh

'One thing I didn’t think worked at all and I think hurt this team is Granato only kept one line together which was the Tage Thompson line. They dressed 11 forwards and many shifts, a different combination of three came over the boards. In my mind it’s impossible to get a flow going when things change every shift.' … [Read more...] about Sabres get shots, but can’t score on Pittsburgh