Archives for March 12, 2015

'“He was the best player on the ice,” Ennis said of Larsson. “He worked super hard. The difference was his defensive play. It turned pucks over, and we were able to generate chances because of his work.”' … [Read more...] about Larsson’s three-point night not enough

'The Leafs were once 19-9-3 in mid-December. They entered Wednesday’s game 7-26-3 since – incredibly enough, the exact same record the Sabres had in their previous 36 games.' … [Read more...] about Plenty of smoke, little fire in the Maple Leafs’ circus

'“Very humble kid for his success, much like Stamkos,” Hodgson said in Air Canada Centre. “He’s got a good role model there with Gary’s program that he can watch him every day and see how humble he is and how hard he works.”' … [Read more...] about Hodgson knows McDavid’s talent well

'“Again, couldn’t stay out of the box, and it killed us,” Ennis said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blow late lead, fall to Leafs in shootout

'“He’s been a lot different,” Nolan said about Larsson’s latest recall. “I think he’s really just been concentrating on playing. I think sometimes when you’re young, (you worry about) how many minutes you get, who you’re playing with and all those type of things. Then, all of a sudden, you go through it one more time, you’re a little bit more mature on it.”' … [Read more...] about Johan Larsson impressing as Sabres’ No. 1 center

'“Selfishly, for the Buffalo Sabres, the first three picks (in ‘16) will be part of the lottery as opposed to just the first pick,” Murray said. “We’re not going to be a Stanley Cup contender next year but I hope we’re on the way up while still having a chance to win the lottery.' … [Read more...] about ‘Tank’ label unfair, losing to win not new concept: Sabres GM Murray

'“We’re still competing for jobs and we’re still in the best league in the world, and that deserves your best effort whether you’re going for the Stanley Cup or not.”' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres coach not giving up despite team’s dismal record

Bozak rescues win for Leafs over Sabres (Toronto Sun) ‘Tank’ label unfair, losing to win not new concept: Sabres GM Murray (Toronto Sun) Maple Leafs scour college ranks for undrafted free agents (Toronto Sun) Many Leafs tickets available for cheap at ‘sold out’ ACC (Toronto Sun) Maple Leafs edge Sabres in shootout (Toronto Star) Maple Leafs scratch Nazem Kadri for two more … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Toronto Coverage

'"We're limited on what we can do out there and the guys who played hard, played hard and that's all we can ask for," Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said. "I'm proud of the way the group worked."' … [Read more...] about Bozak scores late as Maple Leafs come back to beat Sabres in shootout

'"I thought we had some jump and some good chemistry tonight," Moulson said. "Larsson and Ennis made some great plays out there. Our jump out there helped us create turnovers and some offense."' … [Read more...] about Toronto 4, Buffalo 3 (SO)

'"They've got a very skilled team on the other side," said Nolan. "We're limited on what we can do out there and the guys who played hard, played hard and that's all we can ask for. I'm proud of the way the group worked."' … [Read more...] about Bozak comes through late as Leafs edge Sabres

'Buffalo, winless in five consecutive games, returns home on Saturday for their first game at First Niagara Center since February 26.' … [Read more...] about Leafs Outlast Sabres in 4-3 Shootout Win

'I’m sure you can guess the next question which was does he expect to be back next year. Nolan said, “I’m expecting to be here today, that’s it.” He added, “I only look one day, you never know, a bus goes off the road, who knows, you can’t predict the future and you can’t do anything about yesterday, the only thing that you’ve got is today, so that’s always been my philosophy … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Nolan quizzed about his future

'"I thought we had some jump and some good chemistry tonight," Moulson said. "Larsson and Ennis made some great plays out there. Our jump out there helped us create turnovers and some offense."' … [Read more...] about Bozak, Maple Leafs tie game late, defeat Sabres

'“You don’t get chances like this very often and he knows that. He’s making the most of it,” Ennis said. “He’s been playing awesome. He works super hard. He’s a competitive kid. I think you could see his two-way play tonight. I thought he was the best player on the ice tonight.”' … [Read more...] about Larsson, Ennis, Moulson each have 3-point nights in shootout loss