Archives for November 4, 2015

'“You want to get players on the ice as often as possible and in the best places possible,” said Bylsma, who watches the clock to see if the television timeouts that follow whistles at the 14-, 10- and six-minute marks are nearing. “If you know one’s coming, you know you have a timeout built into the rest for your team, so you could stack a line or two lines.' … [Read more...] about Bylsma’s line dance keeps players on their toes

'The only way to find out is giving him the playing time he needs to make an honest assessment. Ullmark played three games for Rochester and three for Buffalo after coming back from surgeries to both hips. The Sabres will get a larger sample size with Robin Lehner sidelined until December and a busy month ahead.' … [Read more...] about Ullmark looking like a bright future star

'“The workloads dictate that he wasn’t able to load up,” Bylsma said in First Niagara Center. “He’s doing well right now, and we’re doing a significant amount of work building up his base because he really missed training camp and doesn’t have that, so that’s going to be a big part of it before he does get on the ice.”' … [Read more...] about No timetable for Bogosian to be back

'“It’s great, it’s perfect,” Ullmark said about playing in the NHL. “It’s a dream come true. You just got to live in the present. You can’t live in the future or the past."' … [Read more...] about Rookie goalie Linus Ullmark impressing Sabres

'In the last few weeks you can see the improvement in Zemgus Girgensons' game. It hasn’t really shown up on the scoresheet, but he is again becoming more noticeable in games. He said, “Yes definitely, I think as a team and individually I think everyone’s improving. Talking about myself I think the last four games were the best ones I’ve had.”' … [Read more...] about The Sabres are starting to digest Bylsma’s teachings

'They may not like it, but they’ve grown accustomed to it. Back in September, at the outset of their first Training Camp under Bylsma, players spoke about how pleasantly surprised they were by the fast pace of practices. Many of them weren’t used to it, but they recognized how it would benefit their game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres up the tempo at ‘work day’ practice