It’s the end of the line as Lightning host Sabres (The Sports Xchange)
Preview: Sabres at Lightning (NHL.com)
Lightning vs. Sabres: Projected lines; injuries (TampaBayLightning.com)
Archives for April 9, 2017
Judgment time coming for Bylsma as Sabres hit final weekend
‘”I think it’s a big challenge,” Bylsma admitted. “We’re contemplating the success of our season or the lack thereof and the disappointment of not being in a playoff run right now, or playoff opportunity. In some aspects, you are thinking backwards at this point in time and not thinking forward. That’s kind of the result of where we’re at right now in the standings, where we’re at — or not at — in the playoff race. So that’s a challenge for each one of us.”‘
Sabres Notebook: WNY native Malone makes ‘surreal’ NHL debut
‘”It’s definitely surreal,” Malone, 21, said in BB&T Center. “Hanging out with these guys who have played here all year, it’s really cool to see what they’re going through. Talking to those guys it’s helping me get adjusted here and I’m looking forward to this.”‘
Quick hits: Panthers 3, Sabres 0
‘The Sabres suffered a 3-0 loss to the Florida Panthers Saturday night in BB&T Center and could drop to the division basement by virtue of their game Sunday at Tampa Bay and results elsewhere.’
Paul Byron, Sabres’ Tyler Ennis share special memories of early days
‘Byron has morphed into one of the league’s biggest surprises this season, scoring 22 goals and 42 points for the Montreal Canadiens. Ennis, meanwhile, has started showing strong signs of shaking off an injury-plagued two seasons with the Sabres.’
Sabres sign West Seneca’s Sean Malone to entry-level contract
‘The 6-foot, 190-pound Malone, 21, compiled 42 goals, 99 points and a plus-31 rating in 115 NCAA games. He had 18 goals, 42 points and plus-24 rating in 36 games this season.’
Sunday’s Florida Coverage
Florida Panthers celebrate end of their ‘season to forget’ with victory in home finale (Miami Herald)
Florida Panthers giving youngsters a shot as Shawn Thornton says goodbye (Miami Herald)
Photo gallery (Miami Herald)
Panthers give Shawn Thornton victorious sendoff in final game, end six-game skid (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Retiring Panther Shawn Thornton: Still a place for enforcers in the NHL (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Photo gallery (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Huberdeau scores twice, Panthers beat Sabres 3-0
‘The Sabres started their league-high 19th set of back-to-back games. The Sabres are 8-8-3 in the first game and 6-11-1 in the second game this season.’
Huberdeau scores twice; Panthers win Thornton’s final game
‘Perhaps the only highlight for Buffalo was the debut of rookie center Sean Malone, who played 12:12 in his first NHL game and was not on the ice for any of Florida’s goals.’
Sabres sign F Malone to entry-level contract
‘The 6-foot, 190-pound native of West Seneca, N.Y., was selected by the Sabres in the sixth round of the 2013 NHL draft.’