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'"It's a balance we're always trying to find here. We understand the long-term success of our organization. We have to develop young players within our organization and develop depth. It's also where we have young players in the national hockey league right now and we want to support them as much as possible," said Botterill, who also mentioned the growth of players like Rasmus … [Read more...] about Sabres have quiet deadline day with focus on the present and future of the franchise

'Montour has five goals and 25 points with the Ducks this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Acquire Anaheim Defenseman Brandon Montour

'"I mean, you don't want to have to rally around a loss but the position we're in and still are in, it took that effort against a really good team in Tampa and really important for us to follow it up with another one of the best teams in the league," Reinhart said after the game. "We're going to enjoy it and get ready for Toronto."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart nets hat-trick as Sabres keep playoff hopes afloat

'Jack Eichel and Casey Mittelstadt were denied on their shootout attempts. Tampa's Steven Stamkos and Kucherov converted to hand the Lightning a 2-1 victory.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fall 2-1 in a Shootout

'Late in the third, Eichel scored what looked to be a goal to pull Buffalo within one. However, after a review, it was deemed offsides and the goal would be waived off.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Drop 3rd Straight

'The team announced this via Twitter on Tuesday morning following Okposo's injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Okposo diagnosed with concussion

'The Sabres found themselves in a two goal hole once again, and we're unable to even the score, as they fell to the New Jersey Devils 4-1 Sunday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Struggles Continue

'Buffalo finishes their seven game homestand 3-3-1. The Blue and Gold have yet to win back to back games since December 13th. Since then, after a win, the Sabres are 0-8-1. Buffalo travels to New Jersey for a matchup with the Devils on Sunday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Lose Momentum, Fall to Rangers 6-2

'“I mean any team's a good team defensively when they play well and with structure. When you get away from it you hand free opportunities and you don't make them earn their breakouts,” added winger Jason Pominville. “It makes any team easier to play against and I thought we got away from it a little bit. Now we're trending in the right direction. We've got one more at home … [Read more...] about Sabres defense keeping them in Wild Card race

'The third period was tense at KeyBank Center, but the Sabres would get an insurance goal with 2:25 to play from Johan Larsson. Larsson played cleanup duty on a shot from Kyle Okposo to seal the victory for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Knock Off Islanders 3-1

'"It's a tough one," a near speachless Kyle Okposo added after the game. "They made a play when it mattered. That's it. I thought we outplayed them the a lot of the game. They had their chances but, they made a play when it mattered."' … [Read more...] about Wheeler’s late goal sinks Sabres

'With the victory the Sabres push their season total to 61 as they try to keep pace in the wild card standings. Buffalo entered the day with 59 points and four points back of the wild card spot, which is held by Pittsburgh.' … [Read more...] about Second period surge lifts Sabres past Red Wings 3-1

'"Before we get started here, just for the record, I misunderstood a question yesterday," Housley said. "I took it as if there was any players coming up from Rochester, and that's Jason's job. That's what I mean about that."' … [Read more...] about Housley, Reinhart walk-back postgame comments following 6-5 OT loss to Carolina

'"No clue. 50 games in the learning is over," winger Evan Rodrigues added. "We just have to defend. you're not going to win giving up six goals. We're scoring enough to win, we're just not defending."' … [Read more...] about Canes clip Sabres 6-5 in OT

'"We can't be lackadaisical in practice. We have to make sure we're engaged and ready to give our best effort and that we're mentally engaged," said Rodrigues. "Even in games, when we get lackadaisical and sit back, that's when we tend to struggle. We have to be engaged (in practice on Wednesday) and be ready to go and have a quick start on Thursday."' … [Read more...] about Sabres working to keep emotions in check with playoff spot hanging in the balance