'The Sabres are 6-6-2 without Eichel, who suffered a high ankle sprain Feb. 10 at Boston and has resumed skating on his own but has yet to practice. His timetable is officially listed by the team as indefinite although it's known the club was working on a progression of 4-6 weeks. Eichel hit four weeks with Saturday's shootout loss to Vegas.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Eichel not yet at practice but Matthews close to return
Archives for March 13, 2018
Former Sabres fan Alex Tuch enjoys Buffalo ‘homecoming’
'“Just a bit, yeah,” he said. “I was a Sabres fan growing up, I lived next to (former Buffalo center) Tim Connolly. My parents and his parents still live next to each other. I watched him a lot, (the) Sabres were my team. I played against Ryan Miller a couple weeks ago for the first time and I thought that was really cool. I got to play with Jason Pominville last year in … [Read more...] about Former Sabres fan Alex Tuch enjoys Buffalo ‘homecoming’
Report: Hurricanes interviewed Greeley for general manager position
'Greeley was brought in by Sabres general manager Jason Botterill on June 26, 2017 to assume the role as one of his assistant general managers. The 37-year old was brought over this past offseason after spending two seasons with the New York Rangers as the assistant director of player personnel.' … [Read more...] about Report: Hurricanes interviewed Greeley for general manager position
O'Reilly is considered the fifth most underrated player in the NHL
'“It was unexpected, but truthfully I don’t really think about it that much, it’s not something I worry about getting ready for the next game, but it’s guys looking and saying maybe he affects the game more and it’s nice that guys recognize those little things, so it’s a compliment.”' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly is considered the fifth most underrated player in the NHL