‘”I think every one of us should be,” Bylsma said. “We know the situation we’re in and we know how desperate we are at this point in the season to win hockey games. We should all find that desperation, that urgency and that anger.”‘
Archives for January 1, 2017
Sabres notebook: Larsson out weeks with wrist injury
‘With Larsson and fellow center Ryan O’Reilly (appendectomy) both out of the lineup, the Sabres might have to go by position and call up Rochester captain Cal O’Reilly to fill a hole in their middle. Nick Baptiste, who was leading the AHL in goals until last week, could also be a candidate to play on the wing if Buffalo wants to shift Zemgus Girgensons to center.’
Quick Hits: Bruins 3, Sabres 1
‘The first period was not kind to the Sabres. Johan Larsson was pounded into the boards by Boston defenseman Adam McQuaid and left with an apparent left arm/shoulder injury. Josh Gorges suffered a hip injury. Neither player returned. The Sabres, of course, were already playing without Ryan O’Reilly (appendectomy) and Dmitry Kulikov (back).’
Sabres’ Johan Larsson out weeks with dislocated wrist
‘Larsson’s left arm bore the brunt of the impact after Adam McQuaid hit him in the corner early in the first period.’
Sunday’s Boston Coverage
Bruins notch another victory vs. Sabres (Boston Globe)
David Backes will be out indefinitely with concussion (Boston Globe)
Bruins right at home in 3-1 win over Buffalo Sabres (Boston Herald)
Conroy: Rebuilding Bruins seem to be on right track (Boston Herald)
Bruins notebook: Brad Marchand silences Twitter troll (Boston Herald)
Photo gallery (Boston Herald)
Strong start propels Bruins to 3-1 victory, sweep over Sabres (Quincy Patriot Ledger)
Bruins winger Brad Marchand goes on the attack via Twitter (Quincy Patriot Ledger)
A Garden party at last for the Bruins’ Frank Vatrano (Worcester Telegram and Gazette)
Bruins F Backes out indefinitely with concussion (The Sports Xchange)
Bruins Wrap: Boston Earns 3-1 Win Over Sabres, Completes Series Sweep (NESN)
Claude Julien Pleased With Bruins’ Fast Start In 3-1 Win Vs. Sabres (NESN)
Frank Vatrano Fires Bullet, Gets Bruins On Board Vs. Sabres In First Period (NESN)
Bruins, Tim Schaller Nearly Score On First-Period Power Play Vs. Sabres (NESN)
Bruins beat Sabres to sweep home-and-home (CSN New England)
Backes out of bruins lineup ‘indefinitely’ with concussion (CSN New England)
Bergeron showing signs of snapping out of offensive funk (CSN New England)
Haggerty: Marchand responds to homophobic tweet in great way (CSN New England)
Talking points: Bruins sweep season series vs. Sabres (CSN New England)
Bruins show they can score first and often with win over Sabres (WEEI-FM)
Claude Julien doesn’t know why referees are stopping Bruins from fighting (WEEI-FM)
Bruins’ David Backes out indefinitely with a concussion (WEEI-FM)
Bergeron’s Scoring Touch Helps Bruins Over Sabres (BostonBruins.com)
Bruins Issue Update On David Backes (BostonBruins.com)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Bruins beat Sabres 3-1 on Bergeron, Schaller goals
‘Lehner kept it to one goal in the opening period with a couple of nice stops. His best was when he flashed his right pad to rob Schaller, who was alone at the edge of the crease.’
Bruins make quick work of Sabres
‘Robin Lehner had 25 saves but fell to 8-12-5 – only 3-10-3 lifetime against Boston. He has started more games against the Bruins (17) than any other team.’
Bruins sweep season series; beat Sabres 3-1
‘With the loss on Saturday, The Sabres fall 10 points behind the Bruins in the Atlantic Division standings. Boston currently holds the third and final spot in the division behind the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens.’
From the locker room: Sabres-Bruins
‘”Of course we’re angry, we’re disappointed. We expect more but it feel like we’re chasing it out there. It takes a lot of energy for us to get something going, then it doesn’t take a lot for our opponents to get something like a 2-on-1, 3-on-2, breakaways, whatever. Sometimes they get a lot of good, quality chances from them earning it. We have to earn everything.”‘
5 Observations: Bruins knock off Sabres 3-1
‘It seems like we’ve said this about the Sabres so many times this season — they either start fast of finish fast, but rarely play a complete 60-minute game. If Buffalo is going to start climbing their way up the standings, they’ll need to play a much more consistent game at both ends of the ice from start to finish.’