'Johan has a year left on the contract with Buffalo Sabres, but is unsure how it will be in the fall. "We will see now what they say after the season. In any case, I am very tired of the situation as it is now.' … [Read more...] about NHL proffset Johan Larsson wants the World Cup
Archives for April 10, 2018
Housley vows to get second season behind Sabres' bench off to better start
'"I never expected this," Housley said in KeyBank Center. "It was a difficult season in that respect. I'm not used to having the results that we had. That was an adjustment of keep trying to push our players, keep motivating our guys, keep them together because we could have easily broken apart.' … [Read more...] about Housley vows to get second season behind Sabres’ bench off to better start
Jack Eichel: 'We're going to change things around here'
'"There needs to be change," Eichel said. "Everybody obviously needs to look at themselves and figure out what they're doing and change it. Myself, whatever I've been doing hasn't been working. What we've been doing as a team hasn't been working. All you can really do is focus on yourself and changing yourself and I think that's what helps change the culture and change the … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel: ‘We’re going to change things around here’
Sabres' Ryan O'Reilly says he lost love of game, lacked mental toughness
'"Yeah, it's crazy," O'Reilly said as the Sabres cleaned out their lockers in KeyBank Center. "It's just at different times. Obviously, so privileged to be able to play this game professionally. It's the NHL. It's the best job in the world, but at times throughout the year I've felt I lost it.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ryan O’Reilly says he lost love of game, lacked mental toughness
Sabres' Victor Antipin has no memory of Scott Hartnell hit
'Even before the injury, the Russian defenseman spent much of the season watching as a healthy scratch. He said he hasn't decided whether he'll be in the NHL or KHL next season but would be open to staying in North America.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Victor Antipin has no memory of Scott Hartnell hit
Mike Harrington: The time has come to stitch the 'C' on Eichel's sweater
'"His leadership has taken the next step," said Evan Rodrigues, Eichel's friend and former college linemate. "He wants to take that role, and he wants to be a leader. I think you can see it in the way he acts and the way he talks in the room. You can sense that he wants it."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: The time has come to stitch the ‘C’ on Eichel’s sweater
Sabres Notebook: Johnson needs to see change, Josefson denies reports of Sweden return
'"For a lot of games, for like 20 out of 29, it just seemed like a mess," Johnson said. "Things need to obviously change for a goalie to have success. You look at any team, if they play the way that we play ... I think any goalie, whether you're Pekka Rinne or (Andrei) Vasilevskiy, if a team doesn't play a certain basic standard, it's going to be a mess."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Johnson needs to see change, Josefson denies reports of Sweden return
Sabres’ Jack Eichel talking like leader
'“But it’s not a time to sit here and pout and give you guys one-word answers,” he said. “I think … we have to communicate a message to our fans, our organization, our city that as bad as things were, we’re going to change it, we’re going to change things around here.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jack Eichel talking like leader
Sabres’ constant losing sapped Ryan O’Reilly’s love for hockey
'“I feel too it’s really crept into myself,” O’Reilly said inside KeyBank Center. “Over the course of the year I lost myself a lot, where it was just kind of get through, being OK with just not making a mistake, and that’s not winning hockey at all and it’s crept into all of our games. It’s disappointing, it’s sad.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ constant losing sapped Ryan O’Reilly’s love for hockey
Pollock: Sabres endure terrible season on two fronts
'But the most galling statistic is this … Buffalo has missed the playoffs for seven straight seasons – SEVEN – a streak that encompasses five coaches (Lindy Ruff, Ron Rolston, Ted Nolan, Dan Bylsma and currently Phil Housley) and three general managers (Darcy Regier, Tim Murray and now Jason Botterill).' … [Read more...] about Pollock: Sabres endure terrible season on two fronts
O’Reilly: Sabres adopted mindset of ‘being OK with losing’
'“It’s crept into all of our games. Yeah, it’s disappointing. It’s sad,” O’Reilly said Monday, two days after Buffalo closed one of its worst seasons in franchise history. “I feel throughout the year I’ve lost the love of the game multiple times, and just need to get back to it because it’s eating myself up, and eats the other guys up, too.”' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly: Sabres adopted mindset of ‘being OK with losing’
Sabres' Eichel knows he has to be the guy that the team counts on
'“As far as myself, whatever I’ve been doing hasn’t been working and what we’ve been doing as a team hasn’t been working, so all you can really do is focus on yourself and that’s what helps change the culture. To have the lack of success that we’ve had is honestly unacceptable.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel knows he has to be the guy that the team counts on
Sabres' O'Reilly wants to rediscover his love for the game
'I never would’ve thought in a million years that I would hear Ryan O’Reilly say he’s lost his love for the game. He said, “I’m so privileged to be able to play this game professionally. It’s the best job in the world, it’s just at times throughout the year, I thought I had lost it and when you lose consistently like this for multiple years, and with everything that’s gone on, … [Read more...] about Sabres’ O’Reilly wants to rediscover his love for the game
O'Reilly needs to suck it up
'O’Reilly talked about how he felt lost from the start of the season. Why? There was a new general manager. A new coach had replaced the old coach who the players apparently despised.It was a brand new season and 10 new faces were on the opening night roster. How could he be lost going into the season? Sadly, the high point of the season was before they started playing any … [Read more...] about O’Reilly needs to suck it up
Sabres' Ryan O'Reilly says he lost love of game
'"We're stuck in this mindset in being okay with losing," O'Reilly said. "It's sad, I feel throughout the year I've lost the love of the game multiple times."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ryan O’Reilly says he lost love of game