'It what seemed like a cruel joke, Jack Eichel suffered a high-ankle sprain in practice yesterday. That seemed to take the wind out of the sails of all Buffalo sports fans. He will miss several weeks due to the injury, and is part of a group of key contributors missing tonight. However, Ryan O'Reilly is good enough to open the season on the ice. For more on O'Reilly and the … [Read more...] about Canadiens shut down Sabres 4-1
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From the Locker Room: Sabres-Canadiens
'"Never want to see a teammate get injured. [Kane] had a full head of steam there, goes into the boards on an unfortunate play. We'll be talking to him and hoping for the best for him."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Canadiens
Sabres ink Murray to extension
'In his three drafts as Sabres GM Murray has brought in Sam Reinhart, Jack Eichel, Brendan Guhle and Alex Nylander. Many other prospects are still too young to know how they’ll blossom.' … [Read more...] about Sabres ink Murray to extension
Dealing with the Eichel injury
'Does he mean two weeks and one day? That’s more weeks than days? Is he saying it’s 8 weeks and 7 days? I know, our heads are spinning. So before we talk about what happens from here, let’s spin through last night’s furious few hours.' … [Read more...] about Dealing with the Eichel injury
5 Observations: Sabres 4-1 loss to Canadiens
'Slow might be an understatement. The first 15 minutes of the first period were quite simply a mess. The Sabres only registered one shot and couldn’t get anything going.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Sabres 4-1 loss to Canadiens
Brendan Gallagher helps Canadiens win opener
'The Canadiens have won three straight season-opening games. The Sabres have lost four straight openers.' … [Read more...] about Brendan Gallagher helps Canadiens win opener
Jack Eichel could miss 6-8 weeks with injury
'"Very, because you make changes in the offseason and a lot of them are based on him and our young guys," Murray said. "You make a trade for [Dmitry] Kulikov, for example, you give up a pretty good young player in [Mark] Pysyk, and it could be a short-term move because Kulikov is at the end of his deal that's here, but you're confident that if you add a guy like that and you've … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel could miss 6-8 weeks with injury
Sabres trying to move forward without Jack Eichel
'"I think yesterday there was a little bit of shock and awe with the situation, having it happen on the ice, and the injury right before the start of the season," Bylsma said. "I think there was that. I also think every team and every group has to go through some adversity and some injuries and some injury situations. You've got to learn how to play with the guys that are on … [Read more...] about Sabres trying to move forward without Jack Eichel
Sabres GM Tim Murray signs extension
'"It's a multiyear extension. I have this year left on my deal and it's going forward after this year," Murray said. "[There's been] a little bit of talk about it, but nothing that we've been meeting on or anything like that. Just a couple casual conversations, and something that I thought for the past couple weeks that was going to get done, but maybe a little longer than a … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Tim Murray signs extension
Kane joins list of injured Sabres in loss to Habs
'Aside from the injury, the result of the game was far from how the Sabres had hoped to open their season. Perhaps it was early-season jitters, Bylsma said, or maybe it was over-excitement, but they didn't register a shot on goal until 7:45 had elapsed in the first period and trailed 8-1 in that category when Brendan Gallagher opened the scoring for Montreal less than a minute … [Read more...] about Kane joins list of injured Sabres in loss to Habs
Murray signs multi-year extension to remain Sabres GM
'"I've felt very secure and I guess [when] you're going into the last year of your deal, I guess it's a vote of confidence when you can get a deal done and you don't have to wait until June 30, which is great for me and my family obviously. I wasn't printing out resumes or anything, but no, it feels good. It was a pretty simple process."' … [Read more...] about Murray signs multi-year extension to remain Sabres GM
Friday's Rochester Coverage
Is this the year the Amerks win again? (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Meet 2016-17 Rochester Americans hockey team (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Amerks Send Five To Elmira (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage
Sabres' high hopes take a big hit with Eichel injury
'“Circumstances didn’t look good,” left wing Marcus Foligno said. “Of course, it’s Jack Eichel, so it’s tough. You never want to see that happen to anyone, but especially a player who means so much to your team.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ high hopes take a big hit with Eichel injury
Without injured Eichel, Sabres have big challenge awaiting
'But can the Sabres withstand such a long-term loss of their star player? No chance. Under that scenario, that would be season over before it starts.' … [Read more...] about Without injured Eichel, Sabres have big challenge awaiting
Price out for Habs; Bylsma believes in D
'“He caught a nasty bug, as we're seeing now,” coach Michel Therrien said Wednesday in Montreal. “It's too bad, but there's nothing we can do about it. That's hockey. There will be setbacks.”' … [Read more...] about Price out for Habs; Bylsma believes in D