Archives for April 2016

'That they couldn’t hit it shouldn’t diminish the progress they’ve made this season following consecutive 30th-place finishes. With 79 points, they’re 25 points better than a year ago.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall in home finale to Blue Jackets, won’t hit .500

'“I don’t know what it would be like if when we put together a winning season and head into the playoffs,” Bylsma said. “I can only imagine what their response would be.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres coach Dan Bylsma feels fans’ passion everywhere

Korpisalo shines, Saad scores 30th (Columbus Dispatch) Nick Foligno, Sergei Bobrovsky going to worlds (Columbus Dispatch) Saad hits 30-goal mark in Jackets' win over Sabres (BlueJackets.com) Photo gallery (BlueJackets.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Columbus Coverage

'"When you buy an unproven horse at the yearling stage, you hope that you'll get a horse like this but there is no guarantee. I think based on what I saw, and I'm no expert, I believe he has a lot of upside. He was a big, growthy colt who apparently has filled out a lot which they need to do.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ GM wants to make a Deep Impact, in racing

'The Sabres can finish no higher than 22nd, though it still marks a significant improvement for a rebuilding team that finished last in the standings in each of the past two seasons.' … [Read more...] about Foligno, Prout score in Blue Jackets 4-1 win over Sabres

'"All of us wanted to push for .500, get to .500 and have a chance to get over .500 tomorrow," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "But I don't think it detracts from how far this team has come and where we've come from in the last 40 games."' … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets collect 4-1 win over Sabres

'Lieuwen has not played in any games for the Sabres this season. In 2013-2014, he played in seven games for the Sabres, including five starts, and had a 1-4 record with a 2.98 goals-against average.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign G Lieuwen to AHL

'A rough stretch for Kasdorf this period continues as Dalton Prout is able to unleash a good wrist shot from between the has marks and up the lead to two goals for Columbus. A Sabre should have challenged the defenseman, but still it is a shot that needs to be stopped.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut down by Columbus 4-1

'"I thought we played well for the most part, but they capitalized on all our mistakes. That was the big difference tonight."' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Blue Jackets: From the Locker Room

'Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal for Buffalo (34-36-11), which had won three in a row. Kasdorf made 26 saves in his NHL debut; he was signed last month after playing four seasons at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.' … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets defeat Sabres rookies

'"It was unfortunate. Right when we started to get something going, a bounce would take it away from us. But we can't be affected by that," Ryan O'Reilly said. "There are still a lot of things we could've done better tonight and we're disappointed. That's not the way we wanted to go out in this building. We have a chance tomorrow to bounce back and end the season on the right … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Blue Jackets in home finale

Ullmark's stretch run mirrors that of Amerks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Stu Wilson signs tryout contract with Amerks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) B-Sens take 3-1 win from Amerks (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Amerks topped by Binghamton, 3-1 (Amerks.com) Amerks sign Eric Cornel and Stu Wilson to Amateur Tryouts (Amerks.com) First period effort guides … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'“I went through a lot of different emotions, a lot of ups and downs, so yeah, there’s really bad days,” Ennis said in First Niagara Center. “There’s days where you feel great, and there’s days where it’s tough. To say I wasn’t scared at some point would probably be a lie, but I feel so good right now. I feel great. I feel 100 percent.' … [Read more...] about Dark time and season end for Sabres’ Ennis

'Schneider’s first big-league opportunity was a long time coming. After two years of junior hockey and two seasons at the University of Connecticut, he spent parts of five seasons with Ottawa’s minor-league team in Binghamton. Despite recording 83 goals and 191 points in 263 games, he never got the call from the Senators.' … [Read more...] about Schneider, Rodrigues move on up to close season

'“There’s days where you feel great and days where it’s tough,” Ennis said Thursday following his first practice since he was injured Dec. 30. “To say I wasn’t scared at some point would probably be a lie, but I feel so good right now. I feel great. I feel 100 percent."' … [Read more...] about Long recovery from concussion worried Sabres’ Tyler Ennis