Archives for October 28, 2014

'“It’s always nice to get the first one to start off the year. Other years it’s come a little quicker,” Hodgson said with a smile. “But it’s a nice feeling to help the team win. That’s the biggest thing. It’s good to end the road trip on the right note.”' … [Read more...] about Hodgson looks to raise shots on goal

'“It was tough. I was watching the game with some family and obviously you never want to see that,” Marcus Foligno said. “You see it with other players, but it’s different when it’s a family member and your brother. … That was just a freak accident the way he went into the linesman. It was a non-dangerous play that turned scary. Happy that he’s OK.' … [Read more...] about Foligno unnerved seeing brother get hurt

'“Playing seven and a half, eight years in Montreal, playing against Toronto all those Saturday nights, talking about the history, talking about the rivalry, being a part of it for so long, I didn’t feel like it would’ve been fair to Toronto,” Gorges said inside the First Niagara Center. “Could I have been that same player? Would I have been that same player for them that I was … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Gorges just couldn’t see himself in Leafs’ blue and white

'The Sabres are essentially stashing the rookie because he doesn’t have a release to play in junior from the Russian club that owns his rights.' … [Read more...] about Michal Neuvirth set to start again in net; Nikita Zadorov could play soon

'Some Sabres get emails urging them to tank, while forward Patrick Kaleta had a fan tell that to him face-to-face. Such is the attraction of landing the Erie Otters’ junior superstar McDavid first overall at the draft next June, even with the perils of the NHL lottery system.' … [Read more...] about McDavid sweepstakes a ‘double-edged sword’ for Sabres

McDavid sweepstakes a 'double-edged sword' for Sabres (Toronto Sun) Game Day: Sabres at Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun) Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs: Tuesday NHL game preview (Toronto Star) Sabres-Maple Leafs Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (2-7-0) at Toronto Maple Leafs (3-4-1) (The Sports Network) Maple Leafs, Sabres look to get offense going (NHL.com) Keys To The Game: … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Toronto Coverage

'OK, makes sense, so why the change? Nolan said, “Last game we put in Neuvirth, it was back to back games and all of a sudden he came out and had a great game so, it’s not that we’ve given up on Jhonas, it’s just it’s the hot goaltender right now so you’ve got to go with him."' … [Read more...] about The Sabres turn to Neuvirth

'“He certainly earned the right to start the season. Jhonas played well throughout the whole training camp and certainly deserved that right. And he’s continued to play well,” Nolan said. “The [Anaheim] game [on Wednesday], we put in Neuvirth because we just felt back-to-back games and then all of a sudden, he came out and had a great game."' … [Read more...] about Neuvirth earns another start