'"Seeing him in practice ever since he got here, that's a great pickup for our team," said goalie Robin Lehner, who made 31 saves in a mostly solid effort. "He gives us offense for sure but you just see how he makes the right play. When he's out there, he brings a certain calm to me as a goalie because you know he's going to do things right all over the ice."' … [Read more...] about Okposo’s debut is a key to solid Sabres win
Archives for October 17, 2016
Irate Oilers coach McLellan on loss to Sabres: 'We looked like the Bad News Bears'
'For his part, McLellan was particularly irate with two penalties taken late in the first period by forward Benoit Pouliot. So irate that Pouliot didn't play the last 40 minutes. Said McLellan: "We have some foundation or fabric things that we have to continue to fix as an organization. Stupidity is one of them. So don't play. Watch."' … [Read more...] about Irate Oilers coach McLellan on loss to Sabres: ‘We looked like the Bad News Bears’
Sabres Notebook: New arena at forefront of Edmonton district
'The 18,500-seat building is the centerpeice of a downtown revitalization project known as the Ice District. Already open and connected to the arena are the Rogers Community Rink, which both the Sabres and Edmonton Oilers used for practice on Saturday, and the 60,000 square-foot Gran Villa Casino. That $32 million project opened last month to join the arena as part of the first … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: New arena at forefront of Edmonton district
Quick Hits: Sabres 6, Oilers 2
'O'Reilly snapped a 2-2 tie at 3:53 of the second period by bouncing a 110-foot flip shot from just behind the center red line past a surprised Edmonton goalie Cam Talbot. He had previously scored a power-play goal at 7:14 of the first on an Okposo feed to give the Sabres a 2-0 lead. Buffalo coughed up that lead but responded to adversity to pull away and even its record at … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Sabres 6, Oilers 2
Big wins from Bills and Sabres give Buffalo sports fans a rare day
'For the last time the Bills and Sabres each scored that many points on the same day, you have to go all the way back to Nov. 23, 1975, per an analysis of data on the Pro Football Reference and Hockey Reference websites.' … [Read more...] about Big wins from Bills and Sabres give Buffalo sports fans a rare day
Monday's Edmonton Coverage
Oilers offence, defence struggle in 6-2 loss to Sabres (Edmonton Journal) From the goalie on out, a terrible Oilers performance (Edmonton Journal) Sabres stave off Oilers comeback with long shot (Edmonton Sun) Head coach Todd McLellan blasts Oilers for 'Bad News Bears' quality of play (Edmonton Sun) Old habits haunt new Oilers in ‘deserved’ loss (Sportsnet) Recap: Sabres … [Read more...] about Monday’s Edmonton Coverage
Ryan O'Reilly's four points helps Sabres beat Oilers for first win of season
'"He (O'Reilly) might not get as much recognition as he should, but he's such a heady player," said Okposo, who had a goal and an assist in his Sabres debut. "He's such a smart player, you can see it when you play against him and just playing with him, he makes so many little plays, never puts you in a bad spot, he's an easy guy to play with."' … [Read more...] about Ryan O’Reilly’s four points helps Sabres beat Oilers for first win of season
O'Reilly's red-line goal sparks Sabres' win over Oilers
'At the 3:53 mark of the middle period, O'Reilly lofted a puck from center ice toward the Oilers goal. It bounced left. It bounced right. And it skipped right through goalie Cam Talbot.' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly’s red-line goal sparks Sabres’ win over Oilers
Sabres grab first win of the season over Oilers
'The Sabres would regain the lead at the 3:53 mark of the second period with a goal scored by O'Reilly... From center ice. O'Reilly would throw the puck down the ice, and the puck would re-direct of the blade of Talbot's stick and into the net. O'Reilly would get credited with his second goal of the game, and the assists would go to Ristolainen and Cody Franson.' … [Read more...] about Sabres grab first win of the season over Oilers
From the locker room: Sabres-Oilers
'"I thought we were ready to play today. I thought we played a really good all-around game. We managed the puck well and we executed. I think that was a big difference in our game tonight was that we execution. There was a lot of passes muffed or not on the tape on Thursday night, and I thought tonight we did a lot better job of coming out of our own zone and executing."' … [Read more...] about From the locker room: Sabres-Oilers
5 observations: Sabres 6-2 win over Oilers
'In his first game wearing a Sabres sweater Kyle Okposo was paired on a line with Sam Reinhart and Ryan O’Reilly. It only took two shifts for Okposo to get on the scoresheet — finishing off a perfect pass from Sam Reinhart in the first period to get the Sabres first of the night.' … [Read more...] about 5 observations: Sabres 6-2 win over Oilers
Ryan O'Reilly lifts Sabres to win
'"[O'Reilly] might not get as much recognition as he should, but he's such a heady player, he's such a smart player, you can see it when you play against him and just playing with him," Okposo said. "He makes so many little plays, never puts you in a bad spot, he's an easy guy to play with."' … [Read more...] about Ryan O’Reilly lifts Sabres to win
Impressive debut for Kyle Okposo
'"I just think we had to get into a rhythm," Okposo said. "It may have been a little bit of a shock that Jack goes down the day before the season (starts) and we maybe played on our heels because of it on Thursday night. But we believe in our group and believe in this team and I'm excited to get the year off with a win for me.' … [Read more...] about Impressive debut for Kyle Okposo
Career night for O'Reilly leads Sabres past Oilers
'"Looking back at the Montreal game, no question we were out of sorts a bit right from the start of that game. I don't think we had it at any time in that game," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "Tonight was completely, completely different mentality, completely different focus from our team … I thought we played a smart game and a heads up game. That's how the Buffalo Sabres need … [Read more...] about Career night for O’Reilly leads Sabres past Oilers
Monday's Rochester Coverage
5 takeaways from a not-so-good weekend for the Amerks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Syracuse Crunch completes weekend sweep of Rochester Amerks (Syracuse Post Standard) New Syracuse Crunch coach makes first return to his old hockey home (Syracuse Post Standard) Syracuse Crunch defeat Rochester Americans in season opener (Auburn Citizen) Amerks Get Doubled Up By Crunch … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage