Archives for December 2, 2016

‘“I didn’t realize what kind of a difference-maker he was,” Falk said after Eichel led Buffalo to a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers. “I knew that he could affect the game somewhat, but the way he’s skating, the way he has puck control out there, ultimately it leads to our team puck control, and it’s a big difference.”’

‘“To be honest, I heard the boos, but it took me a second to realize they were intended for me,” Vesey said in a quiet visitors’ dressing room afterward. “It’s not a big deal. After the first shift, it was nothing. Fans seemed to be pretty into it. It was the first time. Hopefully, it will subside. It didn’t bother me.”’

‘What essentially served as Home Opener II provided the goodies that coach Dan Bylsma, everyone in the Sabres’ dressing room and everyone in the stands were hoping to see in October.’

‘”We really had a rebound game from Ottawa,” Foligno said. “We still feel like the effort’s always there every night but we were just on the bad end of some things. Again resiliency and hard work, that’s what our line’s about. Making sure that we’re shutting down their players five-on-five. We did that tonight.”‘

‘The Sabres improved to 4-1-1 in their last six games. They are 3-0-1 in the last four in KeyBank Center.’

‘McCormick and Mike Downie, brother of the lead singer for the Tragically Hip, will be at North Park Theatre on Friday night for a one-time showing of “The Secret Path.” The animated film, which features music from Gord Downie, tells the story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old boy who died from hunger and exposure in 1966 while fleeing the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in Ontario.’