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'Putting Mittelstadt on Marcus Johansson's wing affords the former the opportunity to be more effective in smaller doses on faceoffs. The latter's veteran presence, along with Jimmy Vesey on the other wing, also takes him away from the expectation of being the alpha of his line.' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop second game of home-and-home with Toronto 2-1 in overtime

'Jack Eichel is having himself a season and there's still more games to be played.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Sabres hang on with 6-4 win over Maple Leafs

'The Sabres were fairly quiet in the first period, taking just two shots in the first ten minutes of game clock. They did have some chances though, some really good ones in fact, but couldn't capitalize. With the Flames on the power play, Rasmus Aspland had a really nice chance for a shorthanded goal but wound up hitting the post. Minutes later, the Sabres had a 3-on-1 but … [Read more...] about Sabres’ struggles continue in 3-2 overtime loss to Flames

'For a team that should be playing desperate hockey, this was an embarrassing effort in the third period.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Dahlin injured as Lightning top Sabres

'The return of Zach Bogosian makes the Sabres' blue line even more muddled, with all eight defensemen being capable of regular minutes. Head coach Ralph Krueger went with eleven forwards and seven defensemen on Sunday night; he chose to do so in order to get a better look at the power play and the penalty kill and put out more options for those units. As a result, Curtis Lazar … [Read more...] about Girgensons leads the way with two goals in Sabres 5-2 win over Florida Panthers

'Before joining Buffalo, Gilmour played only five NHL games with the New York Rangers in 2018-19.' … [Read more...] about Sabres place defenseman John Gilmour on waivers

'Two of Boston's three goals came on the power play. To the Sabres credit, they only took two penalties but the Bruins scored on both of them. The penalty kill has been a problem for the Sabres all season and with a team like Boston, the last thing you can do is allow your opponent to win the special teams battle.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Sabres fall to Bruins 3-2

'Casey Mittelstadt has been lackluster the past few weeks to say the least. He's made some not so good and some really bad plays, and tonight was no different.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Wild, suffer eighth loss in last nine games

'"We're actively looking to see if we can make our team a little better and find a forward out there to help our group," Botterill said during an impromptu meeting with the media on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres GM says team is looking to add a forward

'Okposo has been playing on a line with Johan Larsson and Zemgus Girgensons this season, tallying one goal and four assists. He suffered a concussion in the second period of Saturday's game against the Ottawa Senators at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo out indefinitely with a concussion

'This year's third overall pick, Kirby Dach, scored Chicago's first two goals. The Blackhawks didn't need any more, but western New York native Patrick Kane added another on the power play early in the third.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Blackhawks 4-1 behind rookie forward Kirby Dach

'The Sabres have faltered, and in turn, Ralph Krueger has shuffled their lines. In that process, Mittlestadt lost the line on which he found an offensive spark while the Sabres were on the west coast. He's failed to get it back for weeks now despite retaining minutes on the power play as well as even strength.' … [Read more...] about 3 Observations: Sabres snap losing streak with 4-2 win over Ottawa

'The biggest return was Bogosian who was skating at practice for the first time since April. Bogosian hasn't had the best luck when it comes to playing. He had initial hip surgery in the early part of 2018 that caused him to miss the rest of the season. He then had another hip surgery in April 2019 and has been re-habbing since. He's listed as week-to-week.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Zach Bogosian and Marco Scandella return to practice

'The return of Brandon Montour presented a bit of a predicament for the Sabres' head coach: The pairings he had were all harmoniously a left shot-right shot combination. But Montour couldn't be left off the ice. The result saw Montour with Rasmus Dahlin and a pair of right shots together in Henri Jokiharju and Colin Miller.' … [Read more...] about Three Observations: Sabres are shut out by New York Islanders

'Henri Jokiharju scored his first NHL goal in the loss with assists from Evan Rodrigues and Rasmus Dahlin. Linus Ullmark made 28 saves, allowing the most goals he's had in a start this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Capitals, suffer first back-to-back losses this season