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'At the time of the announcement, interim coach Don Granato had already spoken with the media and said, "He might be out... It's part of the business. We all know that. Taylor [Hall] knows that," in reaction to a potential pending trade for the former Hart Trophy winner, ahead of the National Hockey League's April 12 deadline.' … [Read more...] about Taylor Hall out of the Sabres lineup against New Jersey

'"I think he’s probably one of the best goalies in the world. He’s so patient. It’s really hard to kind of go around him," Sabres forward Victor Olofsson said after Saturday's shootout win. "It’s really hard to figure him out. We feel really confident with him in the penalty shots for sure."' … [Read more...] about Ullmark’s return sparking Sabres four-game point streak

'The first thing Granato did was realize the team was out of shape and needed long, harder practices. Everything is done with pace and because of that, drills are sharper and being done right.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton: Could Don Granato lose ‘interim’ tag behind Sabres bench?

'"This has to be a team effort, so we're really pushing that when we speak together as a team that everybody is needed, or this isn't going to work," Granato said. "Within a game, there's a range of who's on any given night, and my belief is you have to read that as a coach... Some guy may be feeling a little better and he's more effective."' … [Read more...] about Could a fresh approach for the Sabres sell more tickets?

'Unfortunately for the fans, the Sabres have struggled at home all season, only winning three games so far at KeyBank.' … [Read more...] about Fans return to KeyBank Center, but Sabres not serving up wins at home

'"We had a lot of anxiety to our game, which was fatigue. I mentioned at that time we’re going to practice longer, practice harder, and it may cost us in the short term but we need to prop up our game conditioning. I feel we’ve done that. What I felt in the last two games was our opponent being great opponents in Boston and Philly took in the first two periods, elevated in the … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Granato after back-to-back blown third periods: ‘I don’t feel it’s a conditioning issue anymore’

'The reason I didn’t even give losing a thought was for the first time all season they played fast and played with confidence. Interim head coach Don Granato told our Julianne Pelusi that when he took over, he realized this team needed to work harder.' … [Read more...] about Take 2: Sabres making progress? Paul Hamilton says yes

'Eighteen is a right of passage age for most of us, and the Buffalo Sabres have reached that milestone without as much pride on Monday night by hitting an 18-game winless streak with a game they should have had in the bag.' … [Read more...] about Winless streak extends to 18, with Sabres blowing 3-0 third period lead

'When asked what went wrong in Buffalo, Staal said, "There were so many hurdles. There were so many things that just didn't line up the way that we had in mind or had envisioned. ... The reality is we started OK. We had an up and down kind of first two weeks or so. We were kind of finding our game and filling our roles, and then we got hit with COVID. ... It went through our … [Read more...] about Staal shares what went wrong with Sabres following trade

'"We were not as aggressive as we needed to be, collectively. We just weren't moving as a group of five well enough. We got into a rhythm to start the game, then in the third ... we were not moving as a unit," interim coach Don Granato said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres winless streak hits 17 games in 3-2 loss to Bruins

'The Sabres traded for the 36-year-old with Minnesota for forward Marcus Johansson in the 2020 offseason. Staal spent the previous four seasons with the Wild.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade Staal to Canadiens for 2021 draft picks

'To me the reason is simple: that likely was the best offer Kevyn Adams was going to get because Staal has not even come close to playing well this season.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton: Eric Staal is gone; now Sabres must trade others by April 12 deadline

'Granato said Tokarski is expected to start on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, and will be backed up by Michael Houser, who the Sabres signed to a one-year contract on Friday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ goaltending situation dire, with Hutton leaving road trip

'Ahead of this season, Johansson played the majority of his games with the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, and compiled a 25-11-4 record and a .908 save percentage in his AHL career. He was selected to the league's All-Star game in the 2019-2020 season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade goalie Johansson to Colorado for 2021 sixth round pick

'The Sabres played the Bruins on Thursday. That game had been in question after a member of the Sabres hockey staff entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.' … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Sabres vs Bruins game postponed due to NHL’s COVID protocol