Archives for 2016

'“It’s just going in for me now,” said Larsson, who has three goals in five games. “I’m confident. I’m trying to work on it every day in practice, trying to hit the net a lot, be in the right spots. I had some good looks, but I’ve been missing the net on those looks. I’m trying to focus on hitting the net and at least try and make the goalie save it.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Johan Larsson again finding net late in season

'“It’s been tough playing probably once every two weeks, especially after getting in a lot of games, getting a rhythm and playing well,” Johnson said Sunday in First Niagara Center. “It’s tough not being able to keep things going or winning and having to sit after that. But it’s the situation.' … [Read more...] about Goalie Chad Johnson adjusting to lighter workload

'“I probably have been, yes, more exuberant and more emotional, probably both ways – winning and losing,” Bylsma said Sunday inside the First Niagara Center. “It takes a toll on you not winning hockey games and not getting success."' … [Read more...] about Rough season taking its toll on Sabres coach Dan Bylsma

'“For moving forward, contract-wise, playing time, whether that’s a good spot for me next year, I’ll have to deal with that when the time comes in the summer,” he said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Chad Johnson to start Monday

Leafs' Connor Carrick has plan for Jack Eichel (Toronto Sun) Game Day: Sabres at Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun) Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs: Monday game preview (Toronto Star) Sabres-Maple Leafs Preview (AP) Michalek set for Maple Leafs debut (NHL.com) Game Journal: Game 65 - Sabres vs. Maple Leafs (MapleLeafs.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Toronto Coverage

'The game is so fast, there are things on the ice that a player might not realize. Video can help with that. “I just sat with Robin a few moments ago going through his puck touches and that’s an area of the game we continue to work on and he continues to work on and what he sees on the video is maybe something different than he sees in a game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres players take it to the film room

'"It's just going in for me now, I'm kind of a little more confident," Larsson said. "I've been trying to work on it every day in practice, try to score a lot of goals and think about it. Trying to hit the net, hit the right spots, kind of that stuff."' … [Read more...] about Larsson’s confidence on offense grows with recent goals

'3 for 23: That’s the ugly ledger of Buffalo shooters in the skills competition.' … [Read more...] about Shootout foils Sabres again in loss to Wild

'“I thought it was pretty funny,” Pominville said after Minnesota’s 3-2 victory. “The boos were good. I kind of expected it. It was fun. I just wanted to get my job done and get two points.”' … [Read more...] about Pominville sparks memories of days gone by

'“When you know who is on the ice, you’ll know they’re going to put themselves in a position where the puck kind of has to go and where it should go,” Reinhart said. “You saw before the play developed he was already standing there waiting for it. To be able to finish it the way it did was great.”' … [Read more...] about Reinhart, Eichel finding a connection

'Buffalo is 5-0-3 in its last eight here against the West, equaling a 7-0-1 stretch that ran from Oct. 8, 2009 to March 10, 2010. Buffalo's last regulation home loss to a Western team was its 3-2 loss to Nashville on Nov. 25.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Wild 3, Sabres 2 (SO)

'Thanks to some terrible shootouts – the Sabres are now 1-4 overall – they’ve frittered away precious points. Eichel’s goal was only their third in 23 attempts this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blow late lead, lose to Wild in shootout

'“What a better way to promote the game than to have the best players in the world in one setting,” Vanek said. “With the young team, I think it shows the next generation of what’s coming up. I think you look at a (Connor) McDavid, you look at (Jack) Eichel … those kids are talented, and they all get to show it on a big stage.”' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres star Thomas Vanek excited about World Cup

'"I thought we played well, we had a lot of chances and played well as a team. It’s a tough one to swallow," Eichel said.' … [Read more...] about Another shootout, another loss for Sabres

Wild wins on Pominville's shootout goal in Buffalo (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Wild's Dubnyk has fond memories of Buffalo (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Wild beat Sabres in shootout (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Devan Dubnyk returns to the site of his Wild debut (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Photo gallery (KSTP-AM) Five Takeaways From Wild At Sabres (Wild.com) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Minnesota Coverage