'“He’s a special player, a special talent,” said Sabres goalie Dustin Tokarski, who stopped 20 shots in regulation and overtime before sealing the victory with two saves in the shootout. “Even tonight, in the second period, he made that sprawling save on that wide-open net. So, he made it on the defensive side and the offensive side. It was fun to watch.”' … [Read more...] about Observations: Rasmus Dahlin a ‘special player’ as Sabres start season 2-0
Archives for October 2021
Mike Harrington: The Sabres are suddenly annoying on the ice – in a very good way
'The Sabres are buzzing around the ice like a bunch of gnats. The Montreal Canadiens and the Coyotes had to be exhausted after dealing with them the first two games.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: The Sabres are suddenly annoying on the ice – in a very good way
Sabres claim defenseman Christian Wolanin off waivers from Los Angeles
'The Sabres will carry eight defensemen on the active roster: Wolanin, Rasmus Dahlin, Colin Miller, Jacob Bryson, Will Butcher, Mark Pysyk and Robert Hagg. Samuelsson is expected to resume practicing with the Sabres this week after missing the past month with a lower-body injury suffered during the Prospects Challenge.' … [Read more...] about Sabres claim defenseman Christian Wolanin off waivers from Los Angeles
Sabres win again, starting to establish identity: ‘We are harder to play against’
'“We are harder to play against,” Sabres center Cody Eakin said after scoring a power-play goal in Saturday afternoon’s 2-1 shootout win over the Arizona Coyotes. “We are always playing with speed on the forecheck, the backcheck, and it just kind of gets annoying, I think, to other teams."' … [Read more...] about Sabres win again, starting to establish identity: ‘We are harder to play against’
Sabres add new defenseman, claim Christian Wolanin off waivers
'Sabres coach Don Granato said following Saturday afternoon’s 2-1 shootout win over the Arizona Coyotes that Jokiharju will likely be out a little longer than two weeks. Jokiharju was in the press box Saturday wearing a boot and using crutches.' … [Read more...] about Sabres add new defenseman, claim Christian Wolanin off waivers
Sunday's Arizona Coverage
Coyotes fall 2-1 in overtime shootout; Karel Vejmelka shines in goal in NHL debut (Arizona Republic) Photo gallery (NHL.com) The Wrap: Vejmelka Strong Between the Pipes as Arizona Grabs a Point (ArizonaCoyotes.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Arizona Coverage
Sabres score twice in shootout, beat Coyotes 2-1
'“We had great momentum,” said Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, who had an assist on Eakin’s goal. “The only thing missing was the goals. But we worked hard and did everything we could. We got two points and that’s all that matters.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres score twice in shootout, beat Coyotes 2-1
Sabres use shootout to win second-straight game
'It took the blue and gold less than two minutes into the middle period to even the score at 1-1. Cody Eakin followed up Drake Caggiula's effort and slammed the puck past goalie Karel Vejmelka. Eakin's first goal of the season was assisted by Caggiula and Rasmus Dahlin. The score came just seconds before Beagle's minor penalty expired.' … [Read more...] about Sabres use shootout to win second-straight game
Three observations: Sabres dominate Coyotes en route to shootout win
'The combination of Rasmus Asplund, Tage Thompson and Victor Olofsson continues to work extremely well for the Sabres through the first two games.' … [Read more...] about Three observations: Sabres dominate Coyotes en route to shootout win
Sabres claim defenseman Christian Wolanin off waivers
'Wolanin joins the Sabres after being waived by the Kings on Friday. The 26-year-old left-handed defenseman did not spend much time in Los Angeles after being acquired by the Kings last March. He appeared in just three games for the Kings last year, and did not play in Thursday's season opening win over the Vegas Golden Knights.' … [Read more...] about Sabres claim defenseman Christian Wolanin off waivers
Three Observations: Sabres top Arizona 2-1 in shootout
'While the roster may lack big names to the same degree, the goal isn't the same. We were promised aggressive, exciting, hard-nosed, possession-style hockey. And that's exactly what we're getting.' … [Read more...] about Three Observations: Sabres top Arizona 2-1 in shootout
Buffalo Sabres claim defenseman Christian Wolanin off waivers
'Wolanin was traded to Los Angeles last season and played three games for the Kings.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres claim defenseman Christian Wolanin off waivers
Sabres top Coyotes in shootout, 2-1
'“We had great momentum,” defenseman Rasmus Dahlin said. “The only thing that was missing were the goals, but we worked hard and we did everything we could and we got two points so that’s all that matters right?”' … [Read more...] about Sabres top Coyotes in shootout, 2-1
Ruotsalainen, Sabres defeat Coyotes in shootout
'"You just want your guys to stay on it and stay with it. … I thought they did," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "I thought a credit to their goaltender (who) was real good and they were good defensively. They kind of anchored down a bit there. It was a little tougher than it may have looked as well. But, yeah, you definitely want to score when you see effort like that, you see … [Read more...] about Ruotsalainen, Sabres defeat Coyotes in shootout
'Annoying' Sabres improve to 2-0-0 with shootout win over Coyotes
'"Not that there's a big number of games that we've showed it, but consistently play like that - just playing as a team with speed, moving pucks up, funneling back, really just cutting off their rush before it starts - we're going to be hard to play against."' … [Read more...] about ‘Annoying’ Sabres improve to 2-0-0 with shootout win over Coyotes