Archives for March 4, 2016

'“You can pull off those moves once in a while, and it worked,” Foligno said. “You have to make plays out there. You have to be creative in order to set up plays.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres find a cure for scoring woes, beat Flames

'“It does maybe change a little bit with the success that he’s had at wing and the comfort that he has in kind of seamlessly starting there and playing there this year,” Bylsma said in First Niagara Center. “I still think his intelligence of how he plays the game lends itself to being a puck distributor in the middle of the ice, but when you look at a top-six group of forwards … [Read more...] about Bylsma like Reinhart as wing man

'At some point, you have to start discussing how much of this responsibility lies with the coach. No matter who he has at his disposal to dress.' … [Read more...] about Bylsma’s tactics as Sabres coach deserve scrutiny

'Buffalo improved to 16-3-2 in its last 21 home games against the Flames. The last regulation loss was March 15, 1996. Eichel was born Oct. 28, 1996.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Sabres 6, Flames 3

'The secondary scoring they finally received Thursday from forwards Foligno, Deslauriers and Larsson and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, who opened the Sabres’ scoring after pinching in, his first goal in 22 games and ninth overall, was critical.' … [Read more...] about Secondary scoring boosts Sabres over Flames

'“It does maybe change a little bit with the success that he’s had at wing and the comfort that he has, kind of seamlessly starting there and playing there and the success he’s had,” Bylsma said. “I still think his intelligence of how he plays the game lends itself to being a puck distributor in the middle of the ice.”' … [Read more...] about Dan Bylsma envisions Sabres rookie Sam Reinhart as center in future

'Both players sounded a bit nostalgic talking about their friendship and the Fighting Saints’ 2010-11 championship season, Gaudreau’s last before starting his dynamic NCAA career at Boston College.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Zemgus Girgensons, Flames’ Johnny Gaudreau grew close in junior

'"It was nice to hear the song six times. Some of the guys who did get goals are guys who’ve been a little snake bitten lately," Bylsma said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres offense explodes in 6-3 win over Calgary

Buffalo Sabres take down Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun) Flames veteran goaltender Backstrom eager to play (Calgary Sun) Game Replay: Sabres 6, Flames 3 (Calgary Herald) Flames fall in Buffalo (CalgaryFlames.com) Photo gallery (CalgaryFlames.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Calgary Coverage

'With 16 games remaining, Buffalo has 153 goals, which matches the team's NHL-low total from last year. The Sabres have scored six or more three times this season, after doing so just twice over the previous two years combined.' … [Read more...] about Larsson scores go-ahead goal in Sabres’ 6-3 win over Flames

'"You've got a couple guys that don't get on the scoresheet very often and they start to total," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "We haven't scored a lot recently."' … [Read more...] about Sabres erupt for 6 goals in win vs. Flames

'The power plays have helped, but certainly Buffalo has been buoyed by some good special teams work tonight both on the power play and penalty kill. Jake McCabe just blocked a shot off of his left skate and was in noticeable diress. He went right to the locker room after making it off the ice. We may not see him again tonight with so little time left.' … [Read more...] about Sabres double up Flames 6-3

'"You have to make plays out there. You have to be creative in order to set up plays. It's such a tight game nowadays that a slick pass is going to beat someone. You have to be confident too. I think that we're slowly getting confidence, where we get over that blue line, we have our head up and we're making passes. We're not just dumping it in all the time and chasing. We had … [Read more...] about Sabres-Flames: From the Locker Room

'"I won't say lost it at all, I see a player that's certainly slumping. I see a player that maybe has neglected some things in the last couple years as far as how workouts are changing, how we as an organization are changing with our young players, and even our players on the team. But he's sat up through some tough conversations. He's sat up and taken notice and I would say in … [Read more...] about Murray provides insight on Moulson

'"It sounds like when you're trading a guy away that you're trying to make the best of a bad situation for the organization, but that's not really what it is," Murray said. "I had probably a couple of places Jamie could've went to, very similar deals. The high sight of the Anaheim deal is the better one with the conditional pick turning into a second [round pick]. In another … [Read more...] about Murray reflects on the trade deadline