Archives for February 2016

'The fully extended push from behind by Ristolainen occurred after Marchand had lost possession of the puck and therefore did not prevent the scoring opportunity. The actions of Ristolainen throughout this play were worthy of a minor penalty.' … [Read more...] about The overtime penalty shot that should have been a minor

'“We tend to be on the outside and go to the outside to get the puck.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres trying to improve 3-on-3

'"It's tough, it's frustrating," Foligno said. "You have a chance to play and do good things for this team and then you have a little setback again. It's just something where you have to keep grinding, you have to keep moving forward and I'm looking forward to get a chance hopefully back with [Eichel] next game."' … [Read more...] about Foligno hopeful to return on Tuesday

'“He’s really coming back from being out with the injury,” coach Dan Bylsma said. “Stepping back in there, it took him a game or two to get his feet underneath him but right now … he’s putting together a nice season.”' … [Read more...] about Reinhart’s positioning hits the spot

'The Sabres’ contention, backed by the replay, was that Ristolainen did not even commit a penalty, let alone an infraction to cause a penalty shot.' … [Read more...] about Sabres baffled by call as penalty shot gives Bruins OT victory

'“You’ve got to always have hope, right? You have to keep working hard,” he said. “I felt last year I took a lot of strides working towards a call-up. This year I started off a little slow but I’ve picked it up as of late.”' … [Read more...] about Catenacci heads to doghouse, then to NHL

'The Sabres have now earned points in a franchise-record eight straight road games against divisional opponents, going 6-0-2. They had four straight divisional road wins, a first since 2011, and were gunning for their first five-gamer on the road in division play since 2008.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Bruins 2, Sabres 1 (OT)

Brad Marchand buries penalty shot in overtime for winner (Boston Globe) Despite solid win, Bruins aren’t close to being finished product (Boston Globe) Bruins’ power-play unit keeps on plugging away (Boston Globe) Photo gallery (Boston Globe) Bruins punish Sabres in OT (Boston Herald) Bruins ceiling their fate (Boston Herald) Milan Lucic’s loss still felt (Boston … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Boston Coverage

'"That's just embarrassing," he said. "I hope (the referee's) embarrassed. I am embarrassed. It shouldn't end like that. Disappointing thing is that I might get fined or whatever, but it's just embarrassing."' … [Read more...] about Marchand scores on penalty shot in OT, Bruins top Sabres 2-1

'"Marchand, he does what he does, you know?" said Lehner, who made 36 saves. "It wasn't even a penalty. (The referee) calls a penalty after a game like that, it's just -- honestly, I'm an honest guy and I thought that was -- I mean like both of those refs are good refs, don't get me wrong, but that was, oh, my God, I don't know what to say, man.' … [Read more...] about Marchand’s OT penalty shot sends Bruins past Sabres

'Dan Catenacci had two shots, three hits, and a takeaway in 7:42 of total ice-time in his 1st NHL game.' … [Read more...] about Marchand scores on penalty shot, beats Sabres in OT

'"Honestly, I'm not disappointed with the loss right now. If I say something now, I'm going to be getting ****, that's what's disappointing. We have McGinn going down, he's three yards ahead of where Marchand was and he was clipped. He didn't get anything. Marchand, he what he does. It wasn't even a penalty. He calls a penalty shot after a game like that it's just... Honestly, … [Read more...] about Sabres-Bruins – From the Locker Room

'There are very few players who will hit the market this off-season that have played the same role as McGinn, even if there are quite a few who have produced at a similar level offensively and defensively. If the Sabres roll the dice with another player instead of McGinn, could they plug him into O'Reilly's line and receive the same production or would there be a significant … [Read more...] about What the numbers say about re-signing Jamie McGinn

'"We're talking about a sequence of events of Jamie McGinn having, it's not even a similar play, it's a guy leaving his feet, taking him down on a breakaway," Bylsma said. "I think there's some interference on Zach Bogosian that allows Torey Krug to have a breakaway [in overtime]. And there's no separation on the last play. Rasmus is right there with him, and the judgment of … [Read more...] about Bruins top Sabres on penalty shot

'"It was a hell of a game. It was supposed to go to a shootout – it was going to go to a real shootout," Lehner said. "It's just inconsistent. In a game like that, you don't call it and that's what he did when there was just a few minutes left.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Bruins on penalty shot in overtime