Archives for January 28, 2016

'With 16 goals and 18 assists over the first 50 games of his NHL career, Eichel is on pace for a solid rookie season. The 19-year-old’s current numbers translate to 26 goals and 56 points over 82 games.' … [Read more...] about At the break, Eichel living up to the hype

'"I think it's the change I needed in my life," he said. "I wanted a bigger role and to kind of be looked at as one of the top guys on the team. And here was that opportunity."' … [Read more...] about Ryan O’Reilly making All-Star impact in 1st year in Buffalo

'Buffalo is playing minus Tyler Ennis, Nicolas Deslauriers and Sam Reinhart. All three are listed as week to week, though Deslauriers began skating this past week for the first time since sustaining an upper body injury on Jan. 2.' … [Read more...] about Sabres enter NHL All-Star break by demoting 3 to minors

'O'Reilly, 29, has appeared in five games with the Sabres this season, recording one assist. In 35 games with the Americans, he has 23 points (four goals, 19 assists) and four penalty minutes.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reassign Fs O’Reilly, Schaller, Varone

'One of the constants about Eichel from start to finish this season is that he's been one of the Sabres' most effective players at generating shots on goal. He already has 150 this season, an average of three per game. Only Evander Kane has directed more shots on goal (157) and after those two, Rasmus Ristolainen is next closest with 118 shots on net.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rookie Jack Eichel’s breakout puts him back into Calder contention

'When trying to solve what has ailed the Sabres most so far this season, the disappearance of both Ennis and Moulson seems to be to be the biggest culprit.' … [Read more...] about Last place?

Just back from Buffalo, Varone shines for Amerks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Syracuse Crunch wastes leads, falls to Rochester in OT (Syracuse Post Standard) Varone lifts Amerks to 6-5 overtime win over Crunch (Amerks.com) Crunch drop 6-5 contest to Americans in overtime (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage