'“When you do the right things and know what they’re going to try to do, you can eliminate things,” Legwand said Monday. “We had a good pre-scout on them knowing what they were going to do and we took, away as much as we could. We’ve got three guys, they’ve got five. We’re going to give up something but we want to give up the least percentage chance to go into the net.”' … [Read more...] about Penalty kill moves up in NHL ranking
Archives for February 16, 2016
Sabres bench Evander Kane after missing practice
'"We got out of here about 3:30," Bylsma said, referring to Sunday's matinee. "He could have made it to the game just fine and back."' … [Read more...] about Sabres bench Evander Kane after missing practice
Sabres’ Josh Gorges rejuvenated after nightmare season
'“I’m an emotional guy. I’m a fiery guy,” Gorges said. “You’re here to compete and win at all costs, I believe. Sometimes your emotions get the best of you. Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s not. You learn to deal with that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Josh Gorges rejuvenated after nightmare season
Sabres suspend Evander Kane for sleeping in, missing practice
'After a smooth transition to the Sabres this season after wearing out his welcome in Winnipeg, Kane has gotten in trouble twice in less than two months.' … [Read more...] about Sabres suspend Evander Kane for sleeping in, missing practice
Tuesday's Ottawa Coverage
Kane is not able to recover from NBA All-Star Game (Ottawa Citizen) Buffalo Sabres winger Evander Kane suspended for game against Senators (Ottawa Sun) Sabres-Senators Preview (AP) Sabres' Kane out vs. Senators after missing practice (NHL.com) Game Day 5: Sens vs Sabres (OttawaSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Ottawa Coverage
Evander Kane sleeps in, gets punished by Buffalo Sabres
'The 24-year-old Kane has 16 goals and 8 assists in 47 games with Buffalo this season after being acquired from Winnipeg last year.' … [Read more...] about Evander Kane sleeps in, gets punished by Buffalo Sabres
Sabres LW Kane benched one game for sleeping in
'"He slept in, called (general manager) Tim (Murray) and myself, broke a team rule," Bylsma said. "We'll be dealing with it internally, but he will not be playing in Ottawa. I'm disappointed."' … [Read more...] about Sabres LW Kane benched one game for sleeping in
Evander Kane sleeps in, gets punished by Sabres
'“We got out of here about 3:30 p.m. [Sunday],” Bylsma said. “He could have made it to the game just fine and back.' … [Read more...] about Evander Kane sleeps in, gets punished by Sabres
Penalty shot was rightly awarded to Foligno
'The hook from behind on Foligno’s hands by Galchenyuk caused the Buffalo player to lose possession and control of the puck. At this point, a reasonable scoring opportunity was denied as a result of the foul.' … [Read more...] about Penalty shot was rightly awarded to Foligno
Sabres' Kane out Tuesday for oversleeping
'Of course Bylsma was annoyed as he spoke about this incident. He added, “I’m disappointed.” He also said he did not know Kane was going to the NBA All Star Game after Sunday’s afternoon game against the Avalanche, “I did not.” Bylsma said he has seen the videos Kane posted from Toronto.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kane out Tuesday for oversleeping
Eichel, Reinhart's qualities go beyond scoring goals
'"I think a lot of people sometimes forget how young they really are because of how mature they play and handle themselves," Bogosian said. "It's an easy thing even as a teammate to forget, you know? Jack's 19. Sam's 20. It's good to see them because they're two very good players but more importantly they're good people. That's the type of people you want to build your team … [Read more...] about Eichel, Reinhart’s qualities go beyond scoring goals