‘“The frustrating part is there’s so many positive things in our games, but then we kind of shoot ourselves in the foot,” Lehner said. “We have a couple good games, then we get away from it. Taking a step forward and two steps back, we’ve got to find an answer.”’
Archives for January 16, 2017
Sabres Notebook: Ennis with O’Reilly; back-to-backs
‘“Being alongside them, using his speed and his playmaking ability could be a nice fit,” Bylsma said in KeyBank Center. “Jack is one of the leaders in the league at having the puck on his stick. Tyler is also a guy who likes to have the puck on his stick. If that was the case, then they’d have to have their sticks really close together.’
Sabres know they must develop consistency
‘“I’ve just got to be a confident player,” said Ennis, who has one goal this season and has missed 30 games. “I think I’m at my best when I have the puck and I’m making plays and I’m confident in myself. I might have to do certain things, but I can make a mistake or two when I’m doing that but I’m also making more good plays and being creative and being confident.”‘
Monday’s Dallas Coverage
Stars-Sabres: Time for Stars’ superstars to step up? (Dallas Morning News)
Dallas Stars try to shrug off tough loss, win on road in noon game Monday (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
Sputtering Sabres look to rebound vs. Stars (AP)
Preview: Stars at Sabres (NHL.com)
Stars-Sabres Preview (DallasStars.com)
Sabres’ Lehner feeling much better
‘Lehner was weaken by his illness, but said he’s back to normal now, “I feel good, there was a flu going around and I didn’t want to bring it into the room, so I stayed home. I’m back, it’s all good, you have a couple of good days off there, you get your fluids back.”’
Ennis not ruled out to play on Monday
‘”He needs players to give and go with and he needs players to create room and space for him when he has the puck,” the Sabres coach said in reference to Eichel. “Tyler could be a give-and-go guy with Jack, [but] he’s also a guy who likes to have the puck on his stick a lot.”‘