Archives for March 30, 2015

'It’s no secret the Sabres’ general manager covets the NHL’s next great prospect. Murray regularly makes the 90-minute drive from Buffalo to Erie, Pa., to watch McDavid play. Murray attended the Otters’ playoff opener Thursday rather than watch the Sabres lose to Arizona in the opening showdown of No. 30 versus No. 29.' … [Read more...] about Dreams of McDavid occupy Sabres’ Murray

'“We had a video session to talk about some of the things we did,” Sabres coach Ted Nolan said Sunday. “That was one of the lowest chances” against “games we’ve played all season long and one of the first times we outshot a team by that large of a margin. Outside of that first little bit where we made a couple costly mistakes, I thought it was a pretty good effort.”' … [Read more...] about Offense had big night, even without Ennis

'Yes, the Sabres are bad. But with a little luck and some different personnel choices, they wouldn’t be in this spot.' … [Read more...] about Lots has gone wrong for Sabres in awful season

Game Day: Sabres at Coyotes (Arizona Republic) Sabres-Coyotes Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (20-47-8) at Arizona Coyotes (23-45-8) (The Sports Network) Sabres aim to end skid against Coyotes (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Phoenix Coverage

'Ennis sustained a shoulder injury and did not shoot while he was out there. I was thinking that would pretty much eliminate playing Monday. Ennis said, “I’ll see what tomorrow brings, but I wanted to get out there and feel the ice, skate around and work on some skills.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ennis is improving

'Outside of his drive and willingness to learn and buy into what it takes to be an NHL player, Ristolainen’s raw tools are on par with many of the NHL’s elite defensemen. The most used comparison of what he could be is Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman, who has become one of the top all-around D-men in the league.' … [Read more...] about Is Rasmus Ristolainen untouchable?

'“We had a video session here today to talk about some of the things we did last night. I think that was one of the most chances per games that we played almost all season long,” Sabres coach Ted Nolan said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres look to build on Saturday’s 3rd period

Tired Amerks have two-game win streak snapped (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Connor Brown has a goal and three assists as Marlies edge Americans 4-3 (CP) Amerks’ rally falls short in 4-3 loss to Toronto (Amerks.com) Marlies Edge Out Americans 4-3 (Marlies.ca) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage