‘he pending unrestricted free agent could be a highly coveted player because of his leadership skills and playoff experience. The last-place Sabres are in the midst of a major rebuild, and it would be folly to turn down asset-laden offers.’
Archives for February 24, 2014
Sabres’ Mike Weber confident he’s playing well despite NHL-worst rating
‘The Sabres have a ridiculous minus-64 goal differential. No other team is below 48. Three teammates are a minus-19 or higher, so he’s hardly alone.’
Sabres Ott is calm about the deadline
‘“I’ve been in this same situation throughout my career and you just control what you can control and that’s going out there and playing as hard as you can. It’s great to be wanted and the rumor stuff always continues to float around when anybody’s a UFA. I think’s it’s just continue to be a professional, go out there do what you’ve done and everything else takes care of itself.”’
The Sabres starting to get their legs back
‘Now that practice is a little more normal Steve Ott said they’re getting it back, “Today was a big difference. It’s our third day so to say it usually takes a couple is probably correct, just to get your hands and your feet going again. Guys are in pretty good shape so yes, a couple of weeks you might lose a little bit, but most guys I’m sure did a little something over the last couple of weeks.” Ott took his family to a warm climate, but he said that doesn’t mean you just let your conditioning go, “If you’re on vacation or in a resort, I think most guys still brought their gym shoes, it’s just part of being a professional and being a hockey player.”’