'The Sabres entered Tuesday with the third-most penalty minutes (178) in the NHL and they had taken the third-most minor penalties. They have been shorthanded 55 times, sixth-most in the league, and their penalty kill ranked 22nd after improving to 13th under Don Granato last season. Failing to kill penalties is one reason why Buffalo is 7-8-1 and its .469 points percentage is … [Read more...] about Sabres’ undisciplined penalties putting their inconsistent PK in a bind
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After strong stint with Sabres, prospect Jiri Kulich scoring goals in Rochester
'Kulich’s lethal shot makes him one of hockey’s most intriguing goal-scoring prospects. But his transformation into more than a one-dimensional threat helped him earn a roster spot with the Sabres out of training camp and an eight-game look.' … [Read more...] about After strong stint with Sabres, prospect Jiri Kulich scoring goals in Rochester
Ruff: Sabres have to 'conquer those hard moments'
'"We've got to become a better team at overcoming those tough moments. You can go back to the Calgary game, we gave up late goals that allowed Calgary to get back in the game and you've got to overcome that. You get into overtime and we took a tough penalty but, overcoming that meant we killed a penalty off. That allowed us to win the game in a shootout. Those are the types of … [Read more...] about Ruff: Sabres have to ‘conquer those hard moments’