‘”I think it’s more being honest with each other,” Housley said of the film session. “Obviously we didn’t like the way we played. To move forward sometimes you have to take a step back and look back at what’s going on. A lot of it is the odd-man rushes, puck management and just having a greater respect when we don’t have the puck that something bad can happen. Obviously we didn’t have enough respect yesterday and it cost us.”‘
The Sabres Report - January 16, 2019
Sabres Notebook: Carter Hutton not discouraged by bad luck ★
‘”It’s tough,” Hutton said. “It is what it is. I always hold myself accountable. It’s easy to sit here and say, ‘If this didn’t happen, if that didn’t happen.’ My job is to make saves and right now I’ve just kind of been — for whatever reason it’s just not going my way.”‘
Wednesday's Calgary Coverage ★
Game day: Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)
Sabres look to break slump against red-hot Flames (The Sports Xchange)
Sabres' Housley took the team through a not so fun video session ★
‘Pominville said the video session was uncomfortable, but had to happen, “Video like that is never fun, but I think it’s good to go through that and it helps us move forward and really see the stuff that we haven’t been doing well lately.”’
Sabres get back to work, expect 'emotional response' in Calgary ★
‘”I think it’s just more of being honest with each other,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said. “Obviously, we didn’t like the way we played. To move forward, sometimes you’ve got to take a step back and look at what’s going on.”‘
The Sabres Report - January 15, 2019
Sabres searching for answers after 'alarming' 7-2 loss to Oilers ★
‘The bad habits that have followed them since opening night snowballed in what center Evan Rodrigues called an “eye opener.” Buffalo outshot the Oilers, 43-25, however, the Sabres continue to give up too many scoring chances.’
Sabres' Casey Mittelstadt learning patience during rookie season ★
‘”Patience is probably the thing I’ve learned most this year,” Mittelstadt said following Monday’s morning skate. “I’m pretty hard on myself and I always expect to have results right away. Maybe they haven’t come yet, but I’ve learned a lot of patience.”‘
Former Sabres defenseman Josh Gorges retires ★
‘Though his play declined, Gorges was an emotional leader both on and off the ice. He was often out of the lineup last season, but coach Phil Housley put Gorges in the starting lineup during the 4-3 regular-season finale loss to the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center.’
The Wraparound: Oilers 7, Sabres 2 ★
‘Carter Hutton was pulled less than six minutes into the second period after allowing five goals on 12 shots, though his teammates gave him little help.’
Buffalo Sabres making slow. steady progress on the rebuild ★
‘“We learned a lot about our group in the beginning of the year, what we need to do to be successful,” said Eichel. “It’s defending hard, trying to minimize the time in our end, play fast, get to their goalie. We have to get some desperation back in our game.”’