'“It’s just these young guys,” Okposo said during the Sabres’ locker cleanout. “They want to learn. In the NHL, we have a lot of different egos with a lot of guys that want things for themselves. We’re very fortunate on this team where if you were to pan to the bench when there’s a goal scored, everybody is genuinely happy for that person. And that’s not always the case. It’s … [Read more...] about Undecided about future, Sabres captain Kyle Okposo ‘proud’ of his role in turnaround
Archives for April 16, 2023
Mike Harrington: Two points shy of playoffs, Sabres want to capitalize on lessons of frantic finish
'"You can't go back into individual games and nitpick everything because it's 82 games," Okposo said. "It's a marathon and there's gonna be ups and downs and you just try to not ride the roller coaster. Now we know how hard it is. We came up just shy, we know how hard it was to get to the point that we're at. And so now we're going to be better prepared to take the next step."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Two points shy of playoffs, Sabres want to capitalize on lessons of frantic finish
Sabres notebook: Alex Tuch and brother, Luke, to play together at world championships
'Tuch's offseason won't begin for another several weeks, though. Tuch, 26, revealed that he and his younger brother, Luke, 21, will play for Team USA at the IIHF World Championship in Latvia next month. As a junior at Boston University, Luke led the Terriers to the Frozen Four this month. He was a second-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2020.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notebook: Alex Tuch and brother, Luke, to play together at world championships
Kyle Okposo proud of work with Sabres, quiet on future as contract expires
'A day after what he called an “emotional” season ended, Okposo, who turns 35 on Sunday, did not reveal much about his future. The winger wants to talk to his family before he makes a decision. He said his body feels good.' … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo proud of work with Sabres, quiet on future as contract expires
Sabres’ Alex Tuch excited to represent Team USA with brother, Luke
'“I’m really proud to say is this is the first time my brother and I are going to play on the same hockey team together,” Tuch said as the Sabres held end-of-season meetings in KeyBank Center. “… We’re very close, but who knows if we’ll ever be able to do it again? So the opportunity presented itself and I had to jump at it, honestly.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Alex Tuch excited to represent Team USA with brother, Luke
Sabres see signs of promise despite 12-year playoff drought
'“The strides that this team in particular has made is definitely a step in the right direction,” Thompson said. “This team’s only been together a couple of years now. I think everyone in here is growing as a team, which is something that we haven’t been able to say for a while.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres see signs of promise despite 12-year playoff drought
Sabres' Thompson is angry, but ready to channel it in a positive way
'“The course of the season is very long and there’s games that we lost and carried it over into the next game and the next game and I think we turned one loss into three and it’s something that we now know as a group that, it’s not the end of the day when we lose a game and I think that’s going to be a big part moving into next season.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Thompson is angry, but ready to channel it in a positive way
Takeaways from Day 1 of locker cleanout
'"I think he's been the best captain I've had," Zemgus Girgensons, the longest-tenured Sabres player and an alternate captain himself, said. "He's one of the guys that I look up to and I think a lot of the success here is because of Kyle and the way he handled things. I think he held the team together. "The times in need he was always there. He's a part that was huge for us."' … [Read more...] about Takeaways from Day 1 of locker cleanout
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Cederqvist hat trick not enough in 4-3 loss to Monsters (Amerks.com) Monsters cap final road trip of season with 4-3 win over Amerks (ClevelandMonsters.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage