Archives for March 11, 2016

'“You don’t wish anything to somebody like that,” Deslauriers said after the Sabres’ 3-2 loss in Bell Centre. “I hope he gets better. You wish the best for P.K. He’s the face of the franchise and a big NHL star.”' … [Read more...] about Habs top Sabres, but Subban injury scares everyone

'“It’s been a learning process for Jack, even going back as far as the World Championships when I coached him for Team USA there,” Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said in Bell Centre. “His play away from the puck and his defensive responsibilities, that’s something he’s worked and developed at all year long. Talking to him about his game, that’s probably the biggest improvement this … [Read more...] about Eichel still learning as Sabres’ season winds down

'Former Sabres forward Torrey Mitchell delivered the victory with 6:39 left, snapping a 2-2 tie. He ripped home a rebound from the right side of the net, then shimmied all the way to the left boards to celebrate his eighth goal of the season.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Canadiens 3, Sabres 2

'Caught in a threesome at the end of season last year in Ottawa, Lehner knew he would need a new start in the NHL. "I suspected that I was to leave, he said. There was a good goalkeeper before me experience in Craig Anderson. He played big minutes and I got some departures. I then suffered an injury and recalled Andrew Hammond. The rest is history." … [Read more...] about A position to solidify

'"We are this season I thought we were going to find us last season. But I like this team, we are competitive, we lost several games by a single goal. We are a young team trying to learn how to win."' … [Read more...] about No regrets for Brian Gionta

Goal-chenyuk riding high with new stick and killer skills (Montreal Gazette) P.K. Subban injury had bench worried (Montreal Gazette) Galchenyuk extends streak with two goals in win over Sabres (Montreal Gazette) Photo gallery (Montreal Gazette) Victory overshadowed (Le Journal de Montreal) Subban to hospital (Le Journal de Montreal) A position to solidify (Le Journal de … [Read more...] about Friday’s Montreal Coverage

'The loss was Buffalo's (27-33-9) first against an Atlantic-Division opponent since Oct. 17.' … [Read more...] about Galchenyuk scores twice, Canadiens beat Sabres 3-2 but lose Subban

'"We played pretty hard," Foligno said. "We would have liked to have a little more offensive zone time. There was a lot of neutral zone and back-and-forth. For our line, I thought we played well. It was a tough battle."' … [Read more...] about Subban stretchered off in Habs’ win vs. Sabres

'Buffalo fired 38 shots on net, but Mike Condon turned aside 36 of them while Robin Lehner stoped 31 shots.' … [Read more...] about Galchenyuk, Canadiens Top Sabres

'"[Ristolainen] makes the read to go get the puck and be engaged, and Brian takes a look over his left shoulder. By the time he sees the puck coming, [Galchenyuk] is gone. It's a bang-bang play and again, we're being aggressive in the corner, and we're leaving a guy who is probably the Canadiens' best goalscorer right now, and hottest goalscorer, all alone in front of the … [Read more...] about Sabres-Canadiens: From the Locker Room

'"You're trying to win a hockey game, but you almost felt like you don't want to keep playing at that point in time," Buffalo coach Dan Bylsma said. "There's a couple of minutes left in the game, but you're really mostly entirely concerned for the athlete and for the person, and the game's an afterthought."' … [Read more...] about Canadiens defeat Sabres, lose Subban

'"It was a weird game," Gionta said afterward. "At spurts things were happening, at other spurts nothing was going on. But again, we've got to find ways to win these games."' … [Read more...] about Late goal is the difference in back-and-forth loss to Habs

Cole Schneider welcomed trade to his hometown Sabres (Rochester D&C) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage