Archives for October 9, 2015

'"Obviously there were a little bit of nerves in the beginning, first game," Eichel said. "It's something you dreamed of your whole life. But I think as I shook them off throughout the game, I started to get a little better. And I think I played pretty well in the third period. But obviously there's a lot of things I'd like to work on. As a team there's a lot of things to work … [Read more...] about Sabres get early look at Jack Eichel’s impact

'Then there's the power in his skating stride. His ability to separate in fewer steps than the average player is one of the reasons he could succeed early and produce at a rate higher than most rookies. Just watch him pull away here...'. … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel could usher in new era for Sabres, American hockey

'“There’s a lot of guys playing tonight in the NHL,” he said without a crack of a smile. “He’s one of them, and I’m one of them. I’m just going to focus on the Sabres and our team and our game against the Ottawa Senators.”' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel brings hope, excitement in first NHL game with Sabres

'There it is! Jack Eichel takes a perfect pass from Marcus Foligno across the ice and buries a wrist shot in the top corner of the net on the power play. The arena is ROCKING right now.' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores but Sabres fall 3-1

'"That was a close call, but it was the right call," Girgensons said. "It's something new, and I bet some other days it's going to be the other way."' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores first goal, but Sabres lose to Senators

'"We didn't see him skate in the first two periods. We didn't see him use his speed. But again, that was like our entire team. The third period was a lot different. He's big bodied. He won pucks with his size and speed and his long reach."' … [Read more...] about Sabres forward Jack Eichel scores in NHL debut

'Lehner was hunched over after he made a save against Senators forward Mark Stone and appeared to favor his left leg. Lehner skated off the ice but was helped to the bench by a trainer.' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Lehner leaves opener with injury

'“I think just our compete wasn’t there, we weren’t hard enough on the puck,” Sabres forward Evander Kane said after the loss. “They outworked us, outskated us and obviously there was a higher sense of urgency in the third period and we need to have that from the start.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores but Sabres drop season opener to Ottawa

Amerks hope to make 60th anniversary season special (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage