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'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

'Devon Levi recorded 31 saves while Jeff Skinner added a pair of points to help the Buffalo Sabres defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Levi strong to lift Sabres to victory against Minnesota

'By the time Levi was done, he had both Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi shaking their heads.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Levi was at his best to get the Sabres a win over Minnesota

'"We know we need to play well at home to be a top team in this league," said Adams during his appearance on "Schopp and the Bulldog" on WGR. "You need to be rock-solid at home where when teams come into your building, they know it’s going to be tough to get points."' … [Read more...] about Adams knows winning on home ice is key to Sabres’ success

'"There are a couple of different ways you can look at it," Greenway said. "You can look at it from a negative standpoint and be mad about it, or you can find a way to turn it into a positive. You’ve got a new beginning, a new look, and you can go in with a fresh slate. So from my perspective, I looked at it as a positive."' … [Read more...] about Greenway looking forward to playing his old team Friday

'That would serve as the last goal of regulation for either side, and in overtime it was the Hurricanes who got the last laugh. Forward Martin Necas' re-direction in front of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen dropped the curtain on the blue and gold, as they fell by a 3-2 final score.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Hurricanes in overtime, as woes continue in Carolina

'Speaking of Luukkonen, he was excellent once again between the pipes. In the first period he stopped a shorthanded breakaway by Jack Drury, giving him confidence. Up to that point, the Sabres had dominated, but the Hurricanes got a power play goal and totally took over the period.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Luukkonen plays well, but Sabres fall in overtime

'"We want to have scoring depth," Granato said with Jeremy White and Joe DiBiase. "We're still the youngest team in the league, believe it or not. We've made a commitment that we're going to make sure we're developing within, and giving these guys time to do that. When it all does come together, we'll have some very impressive depth of scoring. We'll have three lines of … [Read more...] about Granato: Sabres ready to step up to challenges of NHL season