'The Devils forward has been disciplined by the league in the past. While with the Edmonton Oilers in 2013, he was suspended two games for kneeing Minnesota Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck.' … [Read more...] about Devils’ Taylor Hall fined for boarding Sabres’ Kyle Okposo
Archives for February 2018
Taylor Hall of Devils fined $5,000 for boarding incident
'The fine is the maximum allowable under the current collective bargaining agreement. The money goes to the players’ emergency assistance fund.' … [Read more...] about Taylor Hall of Devils fined $5,000 for boarding incident
Sabres' Kane trying to figure out his slump
'Scoring goals can get into your head. I think it can happen when the puck is going in and also when it’s not. Kane said, “Confidence obviously helps, especially when things are going in, you’re feeling good about things and when it’s not, you’ve just got to keep your confidence because if that goes, it can really prolong things and other parts of your game can suffer too, so … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kane trying to figure out his slump
Sabres' Okposo not happy with the Hall hit from behind
'Okposo was in some pain, but popped up because he doesn’t believe in laying on the ice. In my mind, that shouldn’t matter. We hate when players embellish, but the league encourages that with plays like these. Okposo said. “I don’t like that, since you were a kid you get taught don’t stay on the ice, it’s not my style, I’ve never been one to stay down, but if you stay down and … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Okposo not happy with the Hall hit from behind
Practice notes -- Eichel & Kane reunited
'"Confidence obviously helps, especially when things are going in, you're feeling good about things, when it's not, you've got to keep your confidence because when that goes it can really prolong and other parts can really start to slip," Kane said on Wednesday. "So, for me, I'm staying confident. I know what I can do and eventually it will turn."' … [Read more...] about Practice notes — Eichel & Kane reunited
Kane switches lines as Sabres seek to ignite offense
'"I think they had good chemistry early," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "It was just a change to maybe spark Evander a little bit, reunite those guys. I think we're going to need 5-on-5 scoring moving ahead here, especially playing some tight teams, some good checking teams."' … [Read more...] about Kane switches lines as Sabres seek to ignite offense
Thursday's Rochester Coverage
Atwal and Stephens up from Cincinnati (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage