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'When RJ appeared on the big screen for the first time, fans cheered for several minutes, interrupting the remarks from owner Terry Pegula. In his emotional speech to fans, Jeanneret remembered 51 years of “beautiful noise,” but not in the way Neil Diamond wrote. RJ’s is different. “My beautiful noise is the roar of the crowd,” he said in his pregame speech.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fans celebrate Jeanneret’s top shelf career

'The team announced via Twitter Friday afternoon that they would be sporting an “RJ” patch on their jerseys to honor Jeanneret, whose time in the booth makes him the longest-tenured play-by-play broadcaster in NHL history.' … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret speaks about RJ Night during first intermission

'“There’s only 30 jobs in the world,” RJ said. “That’s all there is and it’s been pretty good. “It’s treated me well. It’s been a nice life to live. I respect the job and the people who listen and watch I know respect me and again that’s something I’m going to have to think about in the next couple of days as to what’s going to happen on Friday emotionally. Basically, I don’t … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret reflects on 51 years with Buffalo Sabres

'“We looked sloppy on a power play and then stuck with it, stuck with it, Dahlin made a nice play entering the zone and Skinner was opportunistic and we get a point out of it, so tough night for us,” head coach Don Granato said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take Rangers to overtime, fall 5-4

'“Who knows, if Olofsson hits that wide-open net, which I think he hits 99 out of 100 times from that spot, so we were in it and the overtime I thought was excellent job by our guys,” Granato said. “Again Skinner created a couple more chances there, Krebs had a few more chances to score, but it was a positive sign to see. Like I said I didn’t think our guys felt their game, but … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Capitals 4-3 in shootout

'“We were definitely deserving of a win there,” forward Tage Thompson said. “I think obviously the results, they usually take care of themselves. Sometimes you’re not going to get the results at the end of the game, but regardless of that I think we could all look each other in the eyes and say that we gave it our all and I think we deserved it and came out on top, so it was … [Read more...] about Sabres top Penguins in shootout, win third straight

'Skinner also offered to kick in $53 — his jersey number — for every donation above $50 made through the end of the month. A $50 donation also gets you a limited-edition Sabres shirt.' … [Read more...] about Sabres F Jeff Skinner goes Bald for Bucks, matches donations

'General manager Kevyn Adams said he was in discussions with other teams about using his cap space to help “broker” their deadline deals, but the other teams didn’t reach agreements. In regard to his own players, he had continued development in mind.' … [Read more...] about Sabres quiet at deadline, but Adams like vets’ impact

'Victor Olofsson’s the only Sabre that scored. He put one in the net in the third period, but at that point it was too little, too late, as the Sabres trailed 4-1 after that.' … [Read more...] about Oilers drop Sabres, 6-1

'“So many distractions this weekend and we have a pretty young team so for everyone to put families and everything in the background and come out and get two points against a really good team coming off a big win versus Vegas was huge,” Hinostroza said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres top Leafs in Heritage Classic, 5-2

'“My dad is a Leaf fan,” said Jordan Pepper, a Clinton, Ontario resident. “He pushed it on me every day since day one. So I decided I can’t be a (fan of a Canadian team) at all. So I picked Buffalo.”' … [Read more...] about Heritage Classic gives Sabres fans in Southern Ontario a home team for a day

'Krebs scored the first goal of the game and Tuch added an empty-netter to bookend the Sabres 3-1 win. Victor Oloffson added his 10th goal of the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win in Eichel’s return

'“There’s some amazing people that work for the Sabres organization, and those are the people you want to have success for,” Eichel said. “You look at a guy like RJ, there’s not a lot of better people that you’re going to come across. He’s been doing this forever. When you think of the Sabres, you kind of think of him. You just wish you had more success for people like that … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel wishes Sabres won more for Rick Jeanneret

'“On the bench everyone is saying, I don’t wanna get explicit, but just start over and keep going, let’s get moving,” Mittelstadt said. “Obviously you saw it. [Skinner] makes a couple of great plays and obviously that’s what he does. It’s fun to watch and it was nice for us to rally and get one there.”' … [Read more...] about Fitzgerald fight provides spark, Skinner nets two in 3rd for 5-4 Sabres win

'It was the team's first win since February 15th.' … [Read more...] about Sabres snap six-game losing streak with 5-1 win over Maple Leafs