Archives for October 10, 2014

'“For sure, it’s a tough one,” Gionta said of his tie-up below the goal line with Columbus defenseman Dalton Trout. “That’s on me. We need to be better at that. I just tried a jam play and the stick rode up on him. It was one of those things.”' … [Read more...] about New season, same old problems for Sabres

'The Sabres embraced their coach and fed off his energy and intensity. They took great joy in making their opponents miserable and along the way became one of the toughest, most beloved teams in franchise history. They went down often, but they also went down swinging.' … [Read more...] about Sabres will not take nights off

'Aside from being the recipient of a big hit from Skille, Reinhart had a quiet opening night Thursday during the Sabres’ 3-1 loss to Columbus. He had no shots and lost seven of his 11 faceoffs in 13:37 of ice time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Reinhart survives a hit and hopes to eventually thrive

'While the Sabres have improved from a year ago, when they won just 21 of 82 games, they're certainly not on par with a playoff team like Columbus. They were outshot 40-22 and Zemgus Girgensons scored their only goal, tying the score at 14:42 of the second period.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres lose opener

'“We don’t want to go through that season we had last year,” Enroth said about the Sabres’ 30th-place finish in 2013-14. “We want to win more games. We don’t really care who’s getting drafted next year. We want to win every game.”' … [Read more...] about Tough opener for Sabres as they fall, 3-1

'“It’s weird,” Deslauriers said Thursday morning inside the First Niagara Center. “Everything happens for something. I’m pretty fortunate that L.A. thought about sending me down and putting me at forward for a couple games just to help out because we were short on forward."' … [Read more...] about Deslauriers’ trip to Buffalo had many stops

'But they also had some moments during which they showed signs they’ll come out to play and work hard while doing it. Tyler Ennis was especially impressive in his first couple of shifts, at one moment standing behind the net and feeding a blind backhand pass to Matt Moulson. They didn’t score on the play but it sent an early message that there’s skill on this team.' … [Read more...] about Sabres could have long season, but not NHL’s worst

Jackets come out firing (Columbus Dispatch) Blue Jackets show group effort that is needed for them to win (Columbus Dispatch) Run of abdominal injuries has team puzzled (Columbus Dispatch) Solid start for big-thinking Blue Jackets (Fox Sports Ohio) Three Takeaways from the Blue Jackets 3-1 win over Buffalo (Fox Sports Ohio) Post Game: Blue Jackets 3, Sabres 1 … [Read more...] about Friday’s Columbus Coverage

'"I didn't like our effort tonight," Nolan said. "I think it was OK at best. I don't know what it was. I think guys really wanted to do it."' … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets beat Sabres 3-1 in season opener

'Zemgus Girgensons supplied the Sabres' lone goal and Jhonas Enroth stopped 37-of-40 shots in defeat.' … [Read more...] about Columbus 3, Buffalo 1

'The Blue Jackets dominated the flow of play throughout the game, outshooting Buffalo 40-22.' … [Read more...] about Jackets work for 3-1 win in opener

'Enroth was busy for much of the evening, turning aside 37 shots in the loss and getting help from the post on a few other occasions. Bobrovsky finished with 21 saves for Columbus.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Drop Season Opener to Blue Jackets 3-1

'Buffalo got severly outshot in this game and despite having different players, the turnovers and bad decisions still remained.' … [Read more...] about Sabres face a tough task in the opener

'Sabres forward Sam Reinhart, the second pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, had no shots on goal and no points in his NHL debut. His highlight moment came 9:09 into the third period when he set up Cody Hodgson for a wrist shot that was stopped by Bobrovsky.' … [Read more...] about Johansen helps Blue Jackets get by Sabres

'“We never found our footing. Penalties, you give them that many chances, they’re going to capitalize,” Gionta said. “It’s something we need to clean up.”' … [Read more...] about Enroth sharp but penalties cost Sabres in season opener