Archives for February 9, 2017

'“In some of those previous games … we played a whole heck of a lot better,” Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said after Tuesday’s win. “In those games we stuck with it and stuck with it and had a belief that we’re going to be able to get a goal or be able to come back in a game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres leave it all on the ice in the third period in February

'“I’m not a big morning skate guy,” Sabres forward Kyle Okopso said. “It just doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. If you were a football team that had a game at night and they went out and practiced in the morning, you’d probably say they’re nuts. It’s something that started a long time ago and I think in hockey traditions die pretty hard. They take a long time to kind of go the … [Read more...] about The traditional morning skate is increasingly turning optional

'They're a flawed team on the rise. But to become a contender, they need to own home ice. Jack Eichel seemed miffed when fans booed Tuesday. Fans had good reason, but they should also realize this isn't the same lifeless Sabres of years past.' … [Read more...] about Jerry Sullivan’s Power Take: Sabres finding comforts of home