Three things to know: how Sharks’ Burns became a cult figure in Buffalo (San Jose Mercury News) Sabres aim for 2nd home win vs. Sharks (The Sports Xchange) Sharks at Sabres preview (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s San Jose Coverage
Archives for October 2017
Sabres' Bogosian still not close to returning
'“He still makes strides forward, he continues to push himself.” Bogosian is still not skating.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Bogosian still not close to returning
Falk practices again, approaching game readiness
'"The timing wasn't great," Falk said. "But you show what you can in training camp and then now, more importantly you've got to make sure that you're back to the point that you can make a good impression again, whenever that time may be."' … [Read more...] about Falk practices again, approaching game readiness
Saturday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks come back to stun Rocket in overtime thriller (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage
Beleaguered Sabres won't find safety in numbers
'More than anything, Wednesday's disappointment in Columbus proved once again the Sabres simply don't know how to string wins together. Their modest two-game streak came to a crashing halt, continuing a trend.' … [Read more...] about Beleaguered Sabres won’t find safety in numbers
Housley: We 'lost the discipline in our gameplan' against Columbus
'"You look at the first period, I thought we were getting into a really good rhythm. Obviously they get the powerplay goal, but for the most part, we're playing a really solid game. Even in the second period when we started, we got right back to work. Just in that little span, I think we got away from our gameplan where our high forward got caught down too low and they came … [Read more...] about Housley: We ‘lost the discipline in our gameplan’ against Columbus
Missed breakaway leads to more break downs for the Sabres
'"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
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