Archives for October 2014

'Reinhart was the last player off the ice Tuesday because he was practicing face-offs and getting pointers from one of the best centermen of all-time in Bryan Trottier. Reinhart is only winning 26.5 percent of his draws. He really enjoyed the tutoring on Tuesday, “He was going over desperate situations when you’re not necessarily trying to win the draw, but you scramble and … [Read more...] about Sabres Reinhart has a huge resource here

'Nolan has said many times that you play the way you practice. He said, “We were creating bad habits in our work ethic, so I wanted to adjust that. I looked at the tape over and over, we had individual meetings, we had line meetings and we all came to a consensus that we have to compete harder.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Nolan got extra in practice

'“Each and every one of us, we’ve got to be better. We had a nice sit-down discussion about it and I liked to see the way the guys really took their words into action today,” Nolan said. “Hopefully it’s the start of turning this thing around.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres energized at Tuesday’s practice

AHL's new overtime format draws favorable reviews (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'“You can only be told so many times what it’s like to try and move up into the league and until you experience it, you don’t really get a first-hand view of what it’s like,” Reinhart said.' … [Read more...] about It’s all about learning for Reinhart

'It is the seventh jersey that the Sabres have retired. Hasek joins Gilbert Perreault (No. 11, retired in 1990), Rick Martin (No. 7, retired in 1995), Rene Robert (No. 14 retired in 1995), Tim Horton (No. 2, retired in 1996), Danny Gare (No. 18, retired in 2005) and Pat LaFontaine (No. 16 retired in 2006).' … [Read more...] about Sabres set to retire Hasek’s ‘39’ on Jan. 13

'“Yeah for sure,” Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. “We’ve got an extra day going out a day early. You need that time. A lot of new guys, a lot of new faces. Time to get the guys together for some dinner and kinda get to know each other a little more and relax a bit.”' … [Read more...] about Looking for sea change on long road trip

'Four Sabres have scored this season. Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and Zemgus Girgensons all have two goals. Torrey Mitchell has one. That’s it.' … [Read more...] about Sabres still can’t score goals

'The Czech will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 17. The Sabres inducted him into their Hall of Fame on March 29.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to retire Dominik Hasek’s No. 39 on Jan. 13 prior to Red Wings game

'“No one’s happy with where we’re at but again, this a good opportunity for our team and our coaching staff to kind of get away from Buffalo here for a little bit,” Sabres defenseman Mike Weber said. “Go regroup, go be together as a team in here and battle and win on the road. Because a team that can battle and win on the road is a team that can come home and have success … [Read more...] about Sabres try to rebound out west

'The Sabres have scored a paltry seven times in six games (they are credited with eight as a team counting their shootout winner in Carolina). Their average of 1.17 per game is 29th in the NHL and ahead of only Florida’s 1.0. Only five teams entered Sunday even below 2.2.' … [Read more...] about Statistics do a number on Sabres

'Here’s the issue: Zadorov, as a European, can’t be sent back to the London Knights, his junior team, because he doesn’t have a release from the Russian club that owns his rights. The Sabres don’t believe Zadorov’s ready to play in the NHL yet. But if they don’t keep him, they lose control of him to St. Petersburg, a KHL team. They clearly don’t want him developing out of their … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Zadorov remains in limbo

'“We have to figure it out,” center Cody Hodgson said. “It can’t go on like this.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out for second straight night at home

'“The attitude and focus was there in previous games but the attention to detail and really taking care of our own zone was better,” said Chara. “We always build our offense from our strong defense and that was obviously the key tonight.”' … [Read more...] about After slow start, Bruins starting to show signs of life

'“Why do you sit out anybody? It’s one of those things,” Nolan said Saturday morning. “He’s a young player and still learning. We’ll let him watch a game and see how he comes from that.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart gets his first ‘healthy scratch’