'“You can’t run from it,” said Granato. “You can’t hide from it. This is part of a process, dealing with pressure. We had lots of it last year. How many times we came in here and had to fight through certain things and it’s finding a way to fight through it. I have confidence the group will do that. They have done it in the past. And I know they will in this case.”' … [Read more...] about Observations: Early deficit, Alex Tuch injury too much for Sabres to overcome
Archives for December 4, 2023
Reeling Sabres lose game to Predators, Alex Tuch to injury
'Tuch departed the 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators about 7:34 into the third period and did not return. As Forsberg zoomed in on goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Tuch grabbed his hamstring and left the ice.' … [Read more...] about Reeling Sabres lose game to Predators, Alex Tuch to injury
Sabres’ Jordan Greenway sits with injury; Erik Johnson scratched
'Sabres winger Jordan Greenway missed Sunday’s game against the Nashville Predators after suffering an apparent shoulder injury a night earlier.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jordan Greenway sits with injury; Erik Johnson scratched
Monday's Nashville Coverage
How Juuse Saros, Filip Forsberg helped Nashville Predators end losing streak at two (Nashville Tennessean) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Nashville Coverage
Juuse Saros makes 34 saves, Predators beat Sabres 2-1
'“I feel like right now it’s like it’s two different teams out there,” Sabres forward Dylan Cozens said. “We play a completely different way when we’re down and that’s how we need to play right off the bat. We need to play like we’re desperate.”' … [Read more...] about Juuse Saros makes 34 saves, Predators beat Sabres 2-1
Sabres fall behind early, cannot catch Nashville
'Buffalo's first goal of the game came nearly halfway through the second period on a penalty shot oppportunity. Victor Olofsson was tripped on a breakaway and awarded a penalty shot. The forward used a couple of moves on Juuse Saros to trim the deficit to 2-1 in the period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall behind early, cannot catch Nashville
Opinion: The Sabres only put in 30 good minutes and it spelled a 2-1 loss to Nashville
'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was back in form making numerous great saves to hold his team in the game until they found their game, but this again needs to be bottom lined. It doesn’t matter what they did well, what matters is once again, they weren’t ready to play for the first 30 minutes of the game.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres only put in 30 good minutes and it spelled a 2-1 loss to Nashville
Buffalo Sabres drop 2-1 contest to Nashville Predators despite plenty scoring chances
'Despite a plethora of chances, the Sabres were unable to find the back of the net for the equalizer goal.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres drop 2-1 contest to Nashville Predators despite plenty scoring chances
Sabres stumble home, losing Alex Tuch, 3rd game in a row
'They also might have lost top-line winger Alex Tuch, who went to the dressing room in the third period, holding the back of his right leg as he skated off the ice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stumble home, losing Alex Tuch, 3rd game in a row
First period deficit leads to Sabres third straight defeat in 2-1 loss to Predators
'This loss at home followed a pretty similar script to the Sabres' previous two defeats in Carolina and St. Louis. Nashville took a 2-0 lead in the first period, scoring twice in the time span of 74 seconds via Filip Forsberg and Yakov Trenin.' … [Read more...] about First period deficit leads to Sabres third straight defeat in 2-1 loss to Predators
Saros makes 34 saves, Predators shut down Sabres
'“I feel like right now it’s like it’s two different teams out there,” Buffalo center Dylan Cozens said. “We play a completely different way when we’re down and that’s how we need to play right off the bat. We need to play like we’re desperate right off the bat before we get down two goals because it’s tough to come back from that. We’ve been doing that a lot lately, getting … [Read more...] about Saros makes 34 saves, Predators shut down Sabres
Sabres unable to overcome early deficit in loss to Predators
'“We kind of let loose a little bit,” Olofsson said. “I felt like we really didn’t come out strong in the first. After we got scored on a couple times, we kind of let loose and was playing more freely and I feel that’s how we got to play right from the get-go.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to overcome early deficit in loss to Predators