Archives for November 14, 2015

‘“I know you’ve heard me say it before, day-to-day, but I guess this time it’s a little more serious,” Bogosian said. “I’m feeling confident. It’s something that when I was skating before I wasn’t as confident with it, so I’m feeling good.”’

‘The Sabres are expected to remain in wait-and-see mode regarding the lawsuits. Given the likelihood of appeals and countersuits by the sides, it could be awhile before anything is resolved. Until then, it will be business as usual before the puck drops.’

‘The Sabres haven’t been .500 or better at this point in the season since 2011-12. Incredibly, they haven’t been at the mark since ending the lockout-shortened 2012-13 campaign 21-21-6. They haven’t been over .500 since starting that year 2-1.’

‘Sabres defenseman Mike Weber will undergo knee surgery today and is week-to-week, Bylsma said. Bylsma said Weber was dealing with “chronic problems with the knee.”‘

Sharks-Sabres Preview (AP)
Sharks, Sabres can get over .500 with victory (NHL.com)

‘Though the Buffalo Sabres have graduated several prospects to Rochester of the AHL and have several more debuting at the collegiate level, there are still a handful of prospects plying their trade in the Canadian Hockey League during 2015-16, with four of the six playing in the WHL.’

‘“I’ve played through injuries before but this was one where if it wasn’t taken care of right away it could be nagging for a while,” he said. “I just wanted to make sure as well as the training staff, make sure that it’s feeling good and 100 percent before I came back.”’

Phantoms beat Rochester 7-1 in AHL (Allentown Morning Call)
Amerks winning streak ends in 7-1 loss to Phantoms (Amerks.com)
Lucky 7! Lehigh Valley Cranks Out Record Offense Against Rochester (PhantomsHockey.com)