'"That's something that we'll continue the discussion, we still have discussions with Team Sweden throughout," Sabres GM Jason Botterill said Friday afternoon. "They have been very accommodating in that situation and like I said, I've always been a big proponent of the world juniors."' … [Read more...] about Still a chance Sabres’ Alex Nylander plays in world juniors
Archives for December 16, 2017
Eichel’s hat trick not enough in Sabres 5-4 OT loss to Canes
'“It’s a bit frustrating,” Eichel said after the game. “There’s some things we have to get better at in our D-zone. We did some good things and as a group we all want to get better. It’s not good enough to get a point. It’s a reoccurring theme. We’ve had good efforts and in games with opportunities to get wins and coming out with overtime losses. We just have to move on from … [Read more...] about Eichel’s hat trick not enough in Sabres 5-4 OT loss to Canes
Hurricanes overcome Eichel hat trick, defeat Sabres in OT
'Eichel's was the first hat trick by a Sabres player at home since April 5, 2011, when Thomas Vanek did it in a 4-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes overcome Eichel hat trick, defeat Sabres in OT
Eichel scores first career hat trick, but Sabres fall to Canes in OT
'Eichel put forth a career performance, scoring the first hat trick of his young career and the first by a Sabre in Buffalo in more than six years to go along with an assist and a career-high 11 shots on goal. The performance livened the crowd and erased a two-goal deficit in the third period.' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores first career hat trick, but Sabres fall to Canes in OT
Botterill braves the cold to talk Winter Classic, trade talks and more
'"We have to improve in shortened situations here. You look at five-game segments, you look at seven-game segments. Yeah, we've been impressed with how we've been the last little bit here. Last night was disappointing, I thought we had an opportunity to continue the point streak. But now it's a scenario where, hey, we have to respond from that and have a good performance in … [Read more...] about Botterill braves the cold to talk Winter Classic, trade talks and more
Saturday's Rochester Coverage
Marlies end Amerks’ 10-game point streak (Buffalo News) Amerks point streak halted in 3-2 loss to Marlies (Amerks.com) Marlies Win Fifth Straight After Close Fight in Rochester (Marlies.ca) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage