Archives for December 20, 2015

'The Sabres played nearly mistake-free for 57 minutes against the defending Stanley Cup winners. They didn’t take a penalty. They kept Jonathan Toews, Artemi Panarin, Duncan Keith, Artem Anisimov and Brent Seabrook off the score sheet. The only noise accompanying Kane was booing from folks in his hometown who’ve seen too many transgressions, alleged and otherwise.' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t escape double trouble in shootout loss to Blackhawks

'“He’s so easy to play with,” O’Reilly said. “He does so many things right. He’s so smart and on top of that he works hard. I think anyone on the team would be happy to play with a guy like that. We’re starting to find each other more and more.”' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly, Reinhart continue to hit it off

'“I didn’t really have any expectations,” he said. “Some of the guys were laughing on the bench saying I was getting booed and some were laughing say I was getting cheered. Sometimes you try to block that stuff out but you hear it as the game goes on, as it gets louder, as it comes down to crunch time. Sometimes it gets you into the game.”' … [Read more...] about He came, he heard, he conquered

'Kane, making his first public appearance in Western New York since the summer's sexual assault allegation, was booed every time he touched the puck. It was modest at first, full-throated by the time he skated in alone on Sabres goaltender Chad Johnson during the breakaway challenge.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Blackhawks 3, Sabres 2 (SO)

'But two penalties with 3:33 left doomed the Sabres. Josh Gorges went off for holding. Rasmus Ristolainen was whistled for high-sticking, his first penalty this season and in 43-games going back to March 20.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blow late lead, lose shootout to Blackhawks

'“I’ve had a lot of games in this building when I was a younger kid,” Kane said. “I can remember them booing Eric Lindros when he was on Philly and he got thrown out of the game with about 10 minutes left, and it wasn’t fun anymore to watch the game because no one was booing him.' … [Read more...] about Patrick Kane stars in Blackhawks’ win over Sabres

'“We gave them two minutes on a five-on-three at the end of the game. They’ve had quite a bit of it this year and they did things they normally do and run the play to Patrick,” Bylsma said. “Not going to lie, it hurts.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Pat Kane’s Blackhawks

Big Buffalo homecoming for Patrick Kane in Blackhawks shootout victory (Chicago Tribune) Blackhawks' victory over Sabres had some odd twists and turns at the end (Chicago Tribune) Saturday's recap: Blackhawks 3, Sabres 2 (SO) (Chicago Tribune) Photo gallery (Chicago Tribune) Patrick Kane lifts Blackhawks to dramatic victory over Sabres (Chicago Sun Times) Like it or not, … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Chicago Coverage

'You can’t blame either party for the way they perceive Kane. Both have legitimate grounds for the way they feel, whether it be positive or negative. And on Saturday, with Kane playing in Buffalo for the first time since his name started being splattered in headlines throughout North America four months ago for all the wrong reasons, they expressed themselves accordingly.' … [Read more...] about Hawks star Patrick Kane makes triumphant return to Buffalo

'"He gets that in some buildings," Crawford said. "You don't want to see it for a guy who is from here and has done so much for the game of hockey, especially U.S. hockey. But whatever. Fans can do whatever to try to get him off his game. But it was good to see him score the tying goal."' … [Read more...] about Kane leads Blackhawks to 3-2 shootout win over Sabres

'"I thought it was a very good game for our team, especially the second and third period," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "It was probably some of the best hockey we played in a long while. ... They come back and get one right at the end. Not going to lie: It hurts."' … [Read more...] about Kane powers Blackhawks past Sabres in shootout

'Who else but Patrick Kane would get a goal to tie the game late. It was a 6-on-3 chance as Buffalo had two men in penalty box and Crawford was pulled for Chicago. 2-2 tie.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall 3-2 to Chicago in shootout

'"It's embarrassing. It's pathetic. It's not good enough. I, myself, had too many chances, missing in the shootout and all that. I'm embarrassed by that. That's not leadership. We have to close that. That's just simple. It's not acceptable."' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Blackhawks: From the Locker Room

'“You look up and down their lineup, they have good players that can play tough against you. They can create offense and do a lot of different things. I’m happy for that team,” Kane said of the new-look Sabres. “But at the same time, we’ve been a team that finds ways to win, whether we play a good game or not.”' … [Read more...] about Boos don’t faze Kane in 3-2 shootout win over Sabres

'"That's just the way it goes sometimes," Sabres defenseman Cody Franson said. "It's the right play, just unlucky, a couple bounces down there, didn't go. I thought our killers did a great job."' … [Read more...] about Kane helps Blackhawks top Sabres in homecoming