Archives for October 28, 2015

‘“It’s been a long time coming,” Girgensons said in Wells Fargo Center. “This season with all the expectations, it’s nice to get that first one out of the way.”’

‘“I’m still convinced to this day that we had the best team left out of the last four. It was our Stanley Cup, and we just got unlucky with the injuries. That’s the way it goes. It’s too bad, but I still keep a lot of good memories from that whole playoff series.”’

‘The Sabres improved to 3-6 overall while dropping the Flyers to 4-2-2. Buffalo had a 40-33 shot advantage, marking the seventh time it outshot the opponent this season.’

‘”With him? No, we’re not friends,” Eichel said. “I don’t really know him. I don’t have his number. We were friendly when we were together in different situations, but that was really it. He’s a good kid, so I got to know him a little bit in person.”‘

Late score can’t save Flyers from OT loss to Sabres (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Gagner filling in ably for Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Photo gallery (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Flyers fall in overtime to the Sabres, 4-3 (Philadelphia Daily News)
With Flyers’ Sean Couturier concussed, Sam Gagner gets playing time (Philadelphia Daily News)
Mistakes pile up in overtime loss to Sabres (Cherry Hill Courier Post)
Couturier making positive strides after concussion (Cherry Hill Courier Post)
Flyers bring back memories of last season with OT loss to Buffalo Sabre (South Jersey Times)
Flyers goalie Steve Mason no fan of 3-on-3, wishes NHL went back to ties (South Jersey Times)
Flyers lose Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to lower-body injury (South Jersey Times)
Flyers coach Dave Hakstol had fill of Sabres rookie Jack Eichel in 2015 Frozen Four (South Jersey Times)
Late rally not enough to rattle Sabres (Delaware County Times)
Social media redefines hockey diplomacy (Delaware County Times)
Struggle against lowly teams goes on with OT loss (Bucks County Courier Times)
Popular Briere hears heartfelt goodbye from fans (Bucks County Courier Times)
Murray insists no hard feelings with the Flyers (Bucks County Courier Times)
Flyers play down to Sabres’ level in overtime loss (CSN Philadelphia)
Instant Replay: Sabres 4, Flyers 3 (OT) (CSN Philadelphia)
Postgame 5: Flyers gain a point; fall short in overtime (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com)
Photo gallery (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com)
Photo gallery (Sabres.com)

‘”Buffalo moved the puck and spread things out really well and we couldn’t sustain anything from one shift to the next on a consistent basis,” Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said.’

‘”We’re learning how to win as a group,” Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. “We’re developing a team and how we want to play.”‘

‘The goal came moments after Chad Johnson, who finished with 30 saves, came up with an incredible stop to keep Philadelphia out of the net. Tyler Ennis scored for the second straight game, Jamie McGinn cashed in with a 1st period power play goal and Jake McCabe netted his 2nd of the year.’

‘On Eichel’s sloppy start and finding his game in the 3rd: “He needed to. The way he handled the puck and turned the puck over there, especially in the 2nd period, at that point in time he was disappointed. He knew immediately. Yeah, he shook it off and I thought he came back and was big for us in the 3rd.”‘

‘”I look back to the [Flyers’] second goal as more of a sign of that,” he said. “We give up that goal, we’d been fighting it 2-1 for most of the game, and we’re looking to close it out, they get the big goal to tie it. Almost immediately, we answer back.”‘