Archives for March 2016

'As Harrington pointed out, Byslma’s line combinations have been perplexing. His power play has been abysmal of late. His decision not to send out Jack Eichel for the opening faceoff against Connor McDavid was a tone-deaf refusal to give loyal, suffering fans a special moment.' … [Read more...] about Bylsma deserves at least part of blame for Sabres’ inconsistency

'“He’s sat up through some tough conversations he’s sat up and taken notice, and I would say in the last five to six weeks he has been our hardest-working guy after games in the gym,” Murray said. “We have a plan. We don’t expect to see results tomorrow. We’ve talked to his agent. We’ve talked to him. We’ve talked to our strength and conditioning staff. He doesn’t miss an … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Matt Moulson buying into new work plan

'“He’s always buzzing, always buzzing,” Foligno said about his close friend.' … [Read more...] about Fun-loving Nick Deslauriers popular with Sabres teammates

Gameday preview: Wild at Buffalo (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Wild-Sabres Preview (AP) Wild go for fourth straight win, visit Sabres (NHL.com) Wild Goes For Fourth Straight Victory, Faces Sabres (Wild.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Minnesota Coverage

'In Buffalo, fans adore him the same way the Edmonton faithful loves McDavid. Eichel has quickly become the face of the franchise, and has not disappointed with the way he has played. He scored his first career NHL goal on opening night, has been consistent throughout and has 28 points over the past 30 games. His offensive surge, however, has been overshadowed by McDavid’s … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel finding his way as a top prospect with prodigious expectations

'With no more than 20 games left in the standard 82 games of an NHL season, O’Reilly said he's living in the moment playing in Buffalo and is optimistic about his brother's return. “I see him every day, he's doing good, he's getting closer. I'm not sure when he'll be back, he will definitely be back before the end of the season,” stated O’Reilly in a recent interview.' … [Read more...] about Huron County’s O’Reilly brothers switch places in the NHL

'"I had a completely different role in the beginning," Deslauriers said. "I didn’t change my game, I was bringing the physicality, but I had more chances. Especially when you play on the fourth line with [David Legwand] and whoever else is there, it's more of chip-and-grind and get momentum."' … [Read more...] about Deslauriers happy to contribute on offense

A not-so-happy homecoming for Phil Lane against Amerks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Springfield Falcons allow four third-period goals in 7-3 loss to Rochester Americans (Springfield Republican) Newcomers lead Amerks to 7-3 win over Falcons (Amerks.com) Photo gallery (Amerks.com) Falcons allow four goals in third period … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'“You can pull off those moves once in a while, and it worked,” Foligno said. “You have to make plays out there. You have to be creative in order to set up plays.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres find a cure for scoring woes, beat Flames

'“It does maybe change a little bit with the success that he’s had at wing and the comfort that he has in kind of seamlessly starting there and playing there this year,” Bylsma said in First Niagara Center. “I still think his intelligence of how he plays the game lends itself to being a puck distributor in the middle of the ice, but when you look at a top-six group of forwards … [Read more...] about Bylsma like Reinhart as wing man

'At some point, you have to start discussing how much of this responsibility lies with the coach. No matter who he has at his disposal to dress.' … [Read more...] about Bylsma’s tactics as Sabres coach deserve scrutiny

'Buffalo improved to 16-3-2 in its last 21 home games against the Flames. The last regulation loss was March 15, 1996. Eichel was born Oct. 28, 1996.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Sabres 6, Flames 3

'The secondary scoring they finally received Thursday from forwards Foligno, Deslauriers and Larsson and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, who opened the Sabres’ scoring after pinching in, his first goal in 22 games and ninth overall, was critical.' … [Read more...] about Secondary scoring boosts Sabres over Flames

'“It does maybe change a little bit with the success that he’s had at wing and the comfort that he has, kind of seamlessly starting there and playing there and the success he’s had,” Bylsma said. “I still think his intelligence of how he plays the game lends itself to being a puck distributor in the middle of the ice.”' … [Read more...] about Dan Bylsma envisions Sabres rookie Sam Reinhart as center in future

'Both players sounded a bit nostalgic talking about their friendship and the Fighting Saints’ 2010-11 championship season, Gaudreau’s last before starting his dynamic NCAA career at Boston College.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Zemgus Girgensons, Flames’ Johnny Gaudreau grew close in junior