'Outside of Skinner, Eichel and Reinhart, the next two players on the team in points are defensemen — Rasmus Ristolainen and Rasmus Dahlin. Even with those two players, close to half of their production on the year has come on the power play, when they are on the ice with the top line. Both Ristolainen and Dahlin each only have four goals on the year.' … [Read more...] about Calling all goal scorers!
Archives for December 2018
Thursday's Saint Louis Coverage
Preview: Blues vs. Buffalo (Saint Louis Post Dispatch) Blues, O'Reilly brace for Sabres (The Sports Xchange) Sabres at Blues preview (NHL.com) Preview: Blues vs. Sabres (StLouisBlues.com) Projected Lineup: Dec. 27 vs. Buffalo (StLouisBlues.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Saint Louis Coverage
Jack Eichel Wants It All as the Sabres Rediscover Relevancy
'"Everyone's going out of their way to stop you and tell you how proud they are," he says. "Even when things were bad, I really credit this city for being patient. I'm from Boston. It's not that way there at all." Indeed, Eichel was born into a generation practically baptized with champagne. The Curse of the Bambino was broken on the eve of his eighth birthday and nothing was … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel Wants It All as the Sabres Rediscover Relevancy
Thursday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks end skid with 4-0 shutout win over Monsters (Amerks.com) Glotov earns recall to Rochester (Amerks.com) Monsters Blanked by Americans, 4-0 (ClevelandMonsters.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage
How to watch Sabres prospects in World Junior Championship
'NHL Network will air the entire tournament, beginning with four games Wednesday, starting at 4 p.m. for the Czech Republic vs. Switzerland in the preliminary round. The 10 teams are divided into two groups of five with the top four teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals...'. … [Read more...] about How to watch Sabres prospects in World Junior Championship
Tage Thompson aims to shoot more for Sabres after the holiday break
'"That’s one of the things I’m really good at, using my shot," Thompson said. "I think I need to use it more. Today, in particular, we had a lot of good chances. I think I had like four or five shots off forechecks or whatever. ... Some nights you get those chances and some nights they don’t bounce your way."' … [Read more...] about Tage Thompson aims to shoot more for Sabres after the holiday break
Former Sabres goalie Chad Johnson happy with Ducks
'“Was I surprised? At this point, kind of what I’ve been through so far, nothing really surprises me,” Johnson said of getting waived. “But was I disappointed? Absolutely. I think at the end of the day, I knew there was going to be change in those situations.”' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres goalie Chad Johnson happy with Ducks
Sabres: Rick Jeanneret expected to be back in the booth on Saturday
'Sabres announcer Rick Jeanneret is expected to be back in the booth as scheduled on Saturday, public relations for the Buffalo Sabres confirmed Monday afternoon.' … [Read more...] about Sabres: Rick Jeanneret expected to be back in the booth on Saturday
Jeanneret recounts health incident; says he is feeling "good"
'Jeanneret told News 4 that he had been feeling "warm" and removed a Santa outfit he had been wearing. He then continued broadcasting in short sleeves. He noted that this is something he had never done before. At the beginning of the third period, he informed the crew that they would need to call someone up to the booth. Jeanneret said he does not remember much after that, … [Read more...] about Jeanneret recounts health incident; says he is feeling “good”
Samuelsson, Luukkonen, Laaksonen, Pekar set to represent Sabres at WJC
'Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson (United States), goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Finland), defenseman Oskari Laaksonen (Finland) and center Matej Pekar (Czech Republic) will represent the Sabres in the World Junior Championship, which will take place Dec. 26 through Jan. 5 in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.' … [Read more...] about Samuelsson, Luukkonen, Laaksonen, Pekar set to represent Sabres at WJC
Jeanneret after health scare: 'I feel pretty good now'
'He was released from the hospital Sunday. "I am bolted to my lazy boy," he texted Sunday night.' … [Read more...] about Jeanneret after health scare: ‘I feel pretty good now’
Sabres broadcaster ‘doing well’ after being hospitalized
'Rick Jeanneret is “resting and doing well,” the Sabres announced Sunday, about 12 hours after the Hall of Fame broadcaster was transported to the hospital during the third period of Buffalo’s victory over the Anaheim Ducks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres broadcaster ‘doing well’ after being hospitalized
Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret ‘resting and doing well’
'Jeanneret, who began broadcasting for the Sabres in 1971, is scheduled to work 42 games this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret ‘resting and doing well’
Statement regarding Rick Jeanneret
'Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret, who was hospitalized at Buffalo General Medical Center last night, is resting and doing well.' … [Read more...] about Statement regarding Rick Jeanneret
Sabres fend off third-period rally, shut out Ducks, 3-0, to end losing streak
'"It’s always good to go into the break with a win," Sheary said. "You don’t want to have that bitter taste in your mouth and have to wait a long time to play again. I think tonight was a total team effort. Linus stood on his head in the third and kept us with the lead. This one definitely feels good for us."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fend off third-period rally, shut out Ducks, 3-0, to end losing streak