'"I don’t think it was a sense of frustration, I think it's just how do you react to that, right?" Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "We understand it's a big turning point. Could have been a tie game right there. But how do you react from that point moving forward, the mental toughness of that? We just lost that little bit of discipline in our game to stay with it."' … [Read more...] about Missed breakaway leads to more break downs for the Sabres
Archives for October 26, 2017
Sabres Notebook: Tortorella has plenty of praise for Housley
'"I think he's just really intense," Housley said about Tortorella, who has coached more than 1,000 NHL games. "He's an up-front personality. He understands the game. He knows how to get the most out of his players. He's a terrific motivator. You know, you pick a little bit of everyone's brain as you go through and experience different situations, but John is a heck of a … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Tortorella has plenty of praise for Housley
The Wraparound: Blue Jackets 5, Sabres 1
'The major damage was done in a span of 2:59 late in the second period when the Blue Jackets pounced in front of the Sabres net for three goals.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Blue Jackets 5, Sabres 1
News flash: Sabres more popular with viewers locally than World Series
'The Sabres' 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings had a 7.3 rating on cable's NBCSN.' … [Read more...] about News flash: Sabres more popular with viewers locally than World Series
Thursday's Columbus Coverage
Blue Jackets 5, Sabres 1 | Sergei Bobrovsky doesn’t need help, gets it anyway (Columbus Dispatch) Matt Calvert comfortable moving among lines (Columbus Dispatch) Photo gallery (NHL.com) The Full 60 (BlueJackets.com) Labatt Blue: What We Learned: CBJ 5, BUF 1 (BlueJackets.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Columbus Coverage
Three-goal second period lifts Columbus over Buffalo, 5-1
'“Good teams, they don’t beat themselves,” said Buffalo head coach Phil Housley. “They don’t crack. Even being down one we were still playing well. We shouldn’t get away from our game plan. Because of it, we get a little cheat in our game, and it winds up in our net.”' … [Read more...] about Three-goal second period lifts Columbus over Buffalo, 5-1
Second-period barrage propels Jackets over Sabres
'"The second period we get that breakaway. It's unfortunate that we didn't tie it up," Housley said. "I think it would have been a big turning point." ' … [Read more...] about Second-period barrage propels Jackets over Sabres
Columbus shuts down Sabres 5-1
'Seth Griffith scored the lone Buffalo goal in the loss.' … [Read more...] about Columbus shuts down Sabres 5-1
From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blue Jackets
'"I don't think it was a sense of frustration, I think it's just how do you react to that, right? We know, we understand, it's a big turning point, could have been a tie game right there, but how do you react from that point moving forward, the mental roughness of that, we just lost that little bit of discpiline of our game to just stay with it, and maybe we're down one going … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blue Jackets
5 Observations: Blue Jackets stomp Sabres 5-1
'Matt Tennyson has played in every game this year for the Sabres and I'm not sure why.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Blue Jackets stomp Sabres 5-1
Poor second period sinks Sabres in 5-1 loss to Blue Jackets
'Columbus scored three times in the final five minutes of the second period to open up a 4-0 lead on goals from Seth Jones, Nick Foligno and Matt Calvert.' … [Read more...] about Poor second period sinks Sabres in 5-1 loss to Blue Jackets
Five players score for Blue Jackets in win against Sabres
'"We gave them opportunities," he said. "They have good players who are going to capitalize."' … [Read more...] about Five players score for Blue Jackets in win against Sabres
Second-period struggles pave way for loss in Columbus
'"It's just, how do you react to that?" the Sabres coach said. "We understand it's a big turning point, could have been a tied game there, but how do you react form that point moving forward? We just lost that little bit of discipline in our game to just stay with it."' … [Read more...] about Second-period struggles pave way for loss in Columbus
Thursday's Rochester Coverage
A fourth defeat in five games for the Rocket (Laval Courier) Four unanswered goals propel Amerks to 5-2 victory in Laval (Amerks.com) Game Summary (RocketLaval.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage