Archives for January 19, 2016

'"The guys again did a good job in front of me and we were a cohesive unit there on the PK," Johnson said. "You can kind of see now when it all comes together what it looks like. It was a fun game to be a part of."' … [Read more...] about Sabres show plenty of fight in victory over Arizona

'“I thought there was going to be an adjustment period with Zach just being on his off side, dealing with execution, dealing with working with his partner,” Bylsma said. “It actually looked like it was real comfortable. He was real comfortable and they were real comfortable working together and him being able to execute and break out, support each other.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Bogosian comfortable as top-pair defenseman

'The Sabres improved to 4-1 in their last five games and 19-23-4 overall. They are 10-9-2 on the road.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Sabres 2, Coyotes 1

Coyotes drop third straight with loss to Buffalo Sabres (Arizona Republic) Coyotes send Steve Downie to AHL to increase ice time (Arizona Republic) Photo gallery (Arizona Republic) Coyotes offense still stone cold in loss to Sabres (KMVP-FM) Coyotes assign F Downie to AHL (The Sports Xchange) Domingue Suffers First Regulation Loss as Starter (PhoenixCoyotes.com) Coyotes … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Phoenix Coverage

'"It was in the back of your mind," Eichel said when asked if he thought he might end up in Arizona. "I knew the whole situation would take care of itself. ... And I was fortunate enough to go to Buffalo."' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Johnson lead Sabres to 2-1 win over Coyotes

'"He's such a dynamic young player, one that's going to be effective for a long time and grow for us and for the Buffalo Sabres," coach Dan Bylsma said. "It's pretty exciting."' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Sabres squeak past Coyotes

'Still, there’s a big difference between this season and last. Not only are the Sabres more fun to watch, but they are showing signs of resiliency. In years past, if the Sabres fell behind, it was over. That is not necessarily the case this season.' … [Read more...] about Dynamic rookies the silver lining in dismal Buffalo Sabres season

'Both teams waited until after the final buzzer sounded to drop the gloves. Following a scrum in the corner, Zach Bogosian took exception to Anthony Duclair and pummeled the rookie. Ristolainen and Oliver Ekman-Larsson also separated from the pack for a postgame scrap.' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Risto Keep Sabres Rolling in Arizona

'"We can win. We know that. We have a lot of good players in here, we know we're capbable. The biggest thing is just going out there and doing it. Executing, playing our game and making it hard on their team. I think the last few games we've been doing that and that's why we've been successful."' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Coyotes: From the Locker Room

'"We can win, we know that. We have a lot of good players in here and we're capable. We just have to go out there and do it and execute and make it hard on the other team."' … [Read more...] about Eichel, McGinn power Sabres past Coyotes

'Jack Eichel and Jamie McGinn each scored with the extra man in the second period and the Sabres killed five penalties to secure their fourth win in five games. Chad Johnson made 26 saves for his second win in a row.' … [Read more...] about Special teams thrive in victory over Coyotes

Scouts see same old Amerks in loss to Crunch (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Syracuse Crunch sneaks past Rochester Amerks (Syracuse Post Standard) Crunch outlast Amerks, 2-1 (Amerks.com) Photo gallery (Amerks.com) Crunch defeated Americans, 2-1 (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage