'"I think it shows a lack of maturity as a group for us right now with the position that we're in," Eichel told The Buffalo News. "We played last night. We're traveling, we're in a back to back. They're here and ready and waiting for us. They're at home right before break. You know they're going to come out and play hard. And from the first shift, we're chasing the game." … [Read more...] about Eichel’s State of the Sabres casts pall over holiday break
Archives for December 2017
Sabres Notebook: O'Reilly returns to Buffalo for birth of son
'The Sabres did not specify the reason for O'Reilly's absence until after the game, when coach Phil Housley announced that O'Reilly's fiancee, Dayna Douros, had given birth to a boy.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: O’Reilly returns to Buffalo for birth of son
The Wraparound: Hurricanes 4, Sabres 2
'The Sabres will sit on a 9-20-7 record for Christmas, as well as their last-place standing in the Eastern Conference. They are 0-5-1 against Carolina the last two years.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Hurricanes 4, Sabres 2
Inside the Sabres: Patrick Kaleta's motor is still revving
'A typical day for Kaleta includes coaching teenagers, helping a charity, introducing kids to hockey, meeting with consultants for the sports complex he's building, planning unforgettable surprises and skating with his 11-month-old son.' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Patrick Kaleta’s motor is still revving
Sunday's Carolina Coverage
Teravainen assists Hurricanes in win over Sabres (Raleigh News and Observer) What’s old is new again as Cam Ward restates claim on Carolina Hurricanes’ net (Raleigh News and Observer) Recap: Faulk Scores Two as Canes Top Sabres (CarolinaHurricanes.com) Photo gallery (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Carolina Coverage
Faulk scores twice as Hurricanes beat Sabres 4-2
'“When you start without possession, especially on the road, it makes it difficult,” Buffalo coach Phil Housley said.' … [Read more...] about Faulk scores twice as Hurricanes beat Sabres 4-2
Faulk scores twice as Hurricanes sink Sabres
'"We understand this team likes to come out and establish territory right off and the bat and we weren't ready to play," said Buffalo coach Phil Housley. "Carolina has been playing some good hockey. It's tough to start on the road 1-0 on the first shift of the game."' … [Read more...] about Faulk scores twice as Hurricanes sink Sabres
Hurricanes double up Sabres 4-2
'Sebastian Aho's eighth goal of the season came just thirty-three seconds into the game to give the home team an early one-goal lead. Brett Pesce and Tuevo Teravainen were credited with assists on the goal that made it 1-0 Carolina. The Hurricanes recorded six shots on goal in the period, with Buffalo not allowing any more big scoring chances after the game's first goal. Chad … [Read more...] about Hurricanes double up Sabres 4-2
From the Locker Room: Sabres-Hurricanes
'On the first shift of the game: "It was pretty disappointing, it wasn't good enough. [We] talked before the game, you know, how they were going to come out strong and coming off the back-to-back so, everyone had to be ready off the start. Pretty poor performance by a lot of us, and [it] sucks, we really wanted to play good in front of Johnny [Chad Johnson], he's been solid for … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Hurricanes
Sabres come up short against Hurricanes
'The Hurricanes took the advantage right from puck drop when Sebastian Aho scored 33 seconds into the game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres come up short against Hurricanes
Faulk scores twice to help Hurricanes top Sabres
'"They were physical, we didn't match that," Buffalo coach Phil Housley said. "They competed, we didn't match that. We were slow, they looked fast. As a result, it was coming back at us."' … [Read more...] about Faulk scores twice to help Hurricanes top Sabres
Unable to answer early push, Sabres head into break with loss to Canes
'"We talked about it before the game, and you understand that this team likes to come out and establish territory right off the bat," Housley said. "We weren't ready to play. That's on everybody in the room. Our team, everybody has to contribute, everybody has to be pulling the rope and being ready to play. On that first shift, we weren't."' … [Read more...] about Unable to answer early push, Sabres head into break with loss to Canes
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks move to top of conference with win (Buffalo News) Amerks sweep Rocket for fourth straight win (Amerks.com) Rochester balaie the Rocket before the holiday holiday (RocketLaval.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage
Saturday's Carolina Coverage
Hurricans look for stability vs. Sabres (The Sports Xchange) Sabres at Hurricanes preview (NHL.com) Gameday: Sabres vs. Hurricanes (CarolinaHurricanes.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Carolina Coverage
Sabres heed Housley's advice, stick with it in win
'"I give credit to our guys because we've been in that position before where nothing is going in and, 'Here we go again,'" Housley said. "But they stuck with it. We kept telling them to just keep throwing pucks to the net, it's going to happen."' … [Read more...] about Sabres heed Housley’s advice, stick with it in win