Archives for February 25, 2016

'Without O'Reilly, rookie Jack Eichel played 20:04 in the game but struggled while often matched against Ducks veteran Ryan Kesler. Eichel had just two shots on goal in the game, neither of the dangerous variety, and was only 3-13 on faceoffs.' … [Read more...] about Close not good enough for frustrated Sabres in loss to Ducks

'At only age 24, the answer is Marcus Foligno. The burly winger played his 246th game for the team here Wednesday night against the Anaheim Ducks, the first for the Sabres without the popular Weber.' … [Read more...] about Foligno moves into elder statesman role

'The Anaheim goal came as the Ducks solved Buffalo's penalty killers. The Sabres had survived off all 18 penalties they had drawn over the last four games but the streak ended on Vatanen's goal at 3:20 of the second period. It came 59 seconds after Mark Pysyk was nailed for interference behind the Sabres net, a call that looked dubious as replays showed Nick Ritchie went down … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Ducks 1, Sabres 0

Frederik Andersen's 26 saves help Ducks edge Sabres for their season-best sixth straight victory (Orange County Register) Ducks had nowhere to go but up after loss to Buffalo (Orange County Register) Ducks-Sabres: What you need to know (Orange County Register) Ducks have just enough scoring to beat the Buffalo Sabres, 1-0 (Los Angeles Times) What we learned from the Ducks' … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Anaheim Coverage

'Hockey refugees Tyler Myers and Drew Stafford thought they'd died and gone to heaven when they were traded from the Sabres to the Jets a year ago. One brief taste of playoff action and 12 months later, it's deja blue all over again, the Jets dangerously close to the cellar in the NHL's Western Conference and all but out of the playoff discussion.' … [Read more...] about Deja blue for Tyler Myers and Drew Stafford

'Weber, a second-round pick in 2006, has spent his entire career with the Sabres. A physical, 6-foot-2, 217-pound defenseman, Weber had played in 35 of Buffalo’s 58 games and was highly regarded among teammates for his personality and attitude.' … [Read more...] about Mike Weber’s role with Capitals remains uncertain following trade with Sabres

'"We want to show that we can play with the best teams, but it's the small margins," Lehner said. "I think we need to get tougher in front of both nets. We need to make it harder for the other goalies. In this league if you want to beat the goalies you need to get traffic in front."' … [Read more...] about Andersen’s 1st shutout of season leads Ducks over Sabres 1-0

'"That was a seeing-eye goal that got through a couple of guys," Gionta said. "That's how tight this league is, little things like that. Without that, we're right there."' … [Read more...] about Ducks blank Sabres for sixth win in row

'Even though they didn't find the net, Buffalo had several quality scoring chances including a 3-on-1 break that saw Andersen stop a Kane shot and stifle Justin Bailey's rebound attempt.' … [Read more...] about Andersen, Ducks Blank Sabres 1-0

'"We had a lot of great chances, a lot of good opportunities, but it comes down to scoring. We just weren't able to get one. We played pretty solid all the way through. Even our penalty kill was pretty good. They get that wrister, seeing-eye, got through a couple of guys, but for the most part it was a pretty good effort. That's what makes it so frustrating."' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Ducks: From the Locker Room

'"I'm not going to be satisfied with being stride for stride with them," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "As a good hockey team we had every opportunity to win and get a few goals in that game, but we came up short. That's certainly a good team, but I think we could have won."' … [Read more...] about Ducks make it six in a row

'"I'm not going to be satisfied with being stride-for-stride with a good hockey team," Bylsma said. "We had every opportunity I think to get a few goals in that game and win the hockey game and we come up short. That's certainly a good team we're playing, they're one of the better teams if not the hottest team in the League right now. It's still one I think we should have."' … [Read more...] about Sabres won’t look for silver linings after loss to Ducks