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'The proof is on the ice. They’ve won two of five games and in both wins, they were excellent on defense. They gave up very few chances and converted good defense into speed and offensive chances.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres played the game that they are capable of and beat the Islanders on Saturday

'"I’m comfortable playing center and wing, so I’m not too worried about it," said Cozens following Friday's practice. "I’m excited to go back there and to play with Tage and 'Greenie', but when we get back into the defensive zone, it’s whoever is back plays center anyways. It’s not going to be too much different."' … [Read more...] about Granato makes some line changes, putting Cozens on wing

'Calgary was able to score just over a minute into the game and never trailed.' … [Read more...] about Sabres held in check by Calgary

'“We’re tied 2-2 with a minute left in the second and we give up a breakaway and an odd man rush. Then we give up a 4-on-2 two minutes into the third, so we won’t win in the long run because that takes a five man commitment on the ice to do it right and I think sometimes, that comes with going through those lumps because sometimes to have success, you’ve got to learn those … [Read more...] about Johnson knows exactly what it’s going to take for this team to win games

'One of the other exciting young talents on the team is goaltender Devon Levi, who has started the Sabres first three games of the season, and Adams had this to say on the future and present for Levi. “I’m excited about Devon(Levi), where he’s at right now and obviously where we think he can continue to grow and get to.”' … [Read more...] about Adams excited at what the team has seen from Devon Levi

'"It’s been a huge focus for us," said Tuch following Wednesday's practice. "We were terrible last year, it's plain and simple. We were a really bad penalty kill last year. It was something we really focused on during camp, because we wanted to improve on it. We couldn’t get any worse on it, in our eyes, so we thought it could be easy adjustments.' … [Read more...] about Sabres have been much improved on penalty kill

'Buffalo was able to control the puck for the entire overtime period and eventually were able to secure the game-winning goal. Dylan Cozens first goal of the season was the difference in the game and one-goal victory over Tampa Bay.' … [Read more...] about Sabres able to top Tampa Bay in overtime

'The Sabres were the better team throughout, but they over passed the puck, declining to shoot on a struggling goaltender. That allowed Tampa Bay to hang around and get a point that Buffalo would’ve preferred they didn’t get.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres earn their first win of the season with an overtime victory

'"We're 0-2 to start, but I don't see it as any bad thing at all," said Granato during his Tuesday appearance on the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on WGR. "We've shown massive growth since a year ago. I think it's just a matter of time before we get in sync here and get moving."' … [Read more...] about Granato looks to unlock offensive depth

'The Sabres opened against two very defensive teams that like to clog up the neutral zone. The veteran winger says there’s still a lot of hockey to be played.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need to get top-two lines going

'With 6:20 to go in regulation, the Islanders found the scoresheet again. A controversial play saw forward Casey Cizikas re-direct a point shot with what was a deflection dangerously close to being a high-stick. The Sabres challenged the play, but instead for offside. The call on the ice stood upon further review.' … [Read more...] about Sabres comeback falls short against Islanders

'I’m not for one second saying the referees lost this game for the Sabres, but some bad mistakes by the refs could’ve changed the score.' … [Read more...] about A bad start and some missed calls led to another Sabres loss

'“Get the puck in deep, we’ve got to come with speed more because the neutral zone was a challenge yesterday, so we’ve just got to keep it more simple and we’ve got to play more north/south hockey.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Dahlin knows how they can do better against the Islanders

'JJ Peterka was able to capitalize on a second chance opportunity in the offensive zone for the Sabres' first goal of the season to trim the deficit to 3-1. Peterka's goal came after Owen Power took the initial shot that was blocked and went right to the forward.' … [Read more...] about Rangers too much for Sabres on opening night

'Tage Thompson is a good example of how things went for Buffalo on Thursday. He had three shots on goal in the game, had three shot attempts blocked, and missed the net on another three shot attempts.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres run into shot blocking machine in Rangers