'“Casey’s had a strong camp,” Housley said Thursday at KeyBank Center. “Every game he’s played in, he’s brought something different. I just like his reliability. He’s someone you can trust and put in all situations. He faced that a lot last year. He was playing a lot minutes for us, was playing up in the lineup, so he brings that stability back there, that we need.”' … [Read more...] about Casey Nelson emerges as steady presence on Sabres defense
Archives for September 28, 2018
Matt Tennyson, Lawrence Pilut battling for spot on Sabres’ defense
'Entering Friday’s preseason finale against the New York Islanders in Oshawa, Ontario, Tennyson is one of 12 defensemen left on the Sabres’ camp roster. Nathan Beaulieu, Zach Bogosian, Rasmus Dahlin, Jake McCabe, Casey Nelson, Rasmus Ristolainen and Marco Scandella all have spots locked up.' … [Read more...] about Matt Tennyson, Lawrence Pilut battling for spot on Sabres’ defense
Jack Eichel, Rasmus Ristolainen and other Sabres day-to-day
'Housley said the players are all day-to-day. Center Johan Larsson, winger Conor Sheary and defensemen Zach Bogosian, Brandon Hickey and Marco Scandella also missed the session inside HarborCenter.' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel, Rasmus Ristolainen and other Sabres day-to-day
Sabres preview: Rankings, predictions, playoff chances and more
'Worst-case scenario: Despite depth veteran improvements after the departure of Ryan O'Reilly -- and also despite the arrival of Dahlin -- the Sabres still aren't any good. They try to lose for [Jack] Hughes, but the lottery gods will have none of it, and the Sabres get hosed with a low pick.' … [Read more...] about Sabres preview: Rankings, predictions, playoff chances and more
The Sabres practice without many injured players including Eichel
'There are still some young players up. Phil Housley said guys like Alex Nylander, Tage Thompson, Evan Rodrigues, Nick Baptiste Lawrence Pilut, Brendan Guhle and Justin Bailey are still fighting for jobs. The head coach said, “There’s a reason why guys are playing tomorrow and there are some evaluations going on.”' … [Read more...] about The Sabres practice without many injured players including Eichel
Pilut continuing to push for roster spot as regular season nears
'"I'm just trying to play my game," he said. "Being the defenseman that I am, the two-way guy with … offensive qualities, I feel like I'm trying to develop my game every day and I feel like that's going good so far."' … [Read more...] about Pilut continuing to push for roster spot as regular season nears
Friday's Rochester Coverage
Sabres assign 5 to Amerks (Sabres.com) Amerks double Marlies in preseason opener (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage