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'“It’s just these young guys,” Okposo said during the Sabres’ locker cleanout. “They want to learn. In the NHL, we have a lot of different egos with a lot of guys that want things for themselves. We’re very fortunate on this team where if you were to pan to the bench when there’s a goal scored, everybody is genuinely happy for that person. And that’s not always the case. It’s … [Read more...] about Undecided about future, Sabres captain Kyle Okposo ‘proud’ of his role in turnaround

'"You can't go back into individual games and nitpick everything because it's 82 games," Okposo said. "It's a marathon and there's gonna be ups and downs and you just try to not ride the roller coaster. Now we know how hard it is. We came up just shy, we know how hard it was to get to the point that we're at. And so now we're going to be better prepared to take the next step."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Two points shy of playoffs, Sabres want to capitalize on lessons of frantic finish

'Tuch's offseason won't begin for another several weeks, though. Tuch, 26, revealed that he and his younger brother, Luke, 21, will play for Team USA at the IIHF World Championship in Latvia next month. As a junior at Boston University, Luke led the Terriers to the Frozen Four this month. He was a second-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2020.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notebook: Alex Tuch and brother, Luke, to play together at world championships

'“Obviously, we’re not in our prime yet,” said Dylan Cozens, whose breakout season included 31 goals and a seven-year contract extension. “Our prime years are still ahead, and to be as close as we were this year, I think we made a big step. Next year, playoffs is the expectation. We all believe that we will be there, and we know what it takes now.”' … [Read more...] about A promising season over, Sabres shift focus to next step: ‘Playoffs is the expectation’