‘”You can see improvement,” Rochester coach Chris Taylor said about Malone. “He’s by far behind the eight ball, behind everybody else with missing prospect camp and training camp and the start of the season. … It’s definitely tough. Everybody’s got a head start on you. They’ve got games, they’ve worked hard all summer for it. He battled back hard and these last few games has played really well. I’m happy with his development.”‘
Archives for October 2017
Defense injuries give Sabres’ Matt Tennyson opportunity
‘“I’ve been on the other side of it, you play about seven or 12 minutes as a sixth D, it’s tough to stay in the game mentally, physically,” Tennyson said Sunday inside KeyBank Center. “It’s a lot easier to just kind of go with the flow of the game. It’s a lot more fun.”’
Short break gives Sabres chance to rest
‘“It’s not easy when you’re not winning games,” Okposo said. “It can be a drag coming to the rink, and it’s going to be a long year if that happens. You got to try to find ways to stay positive, because … what’s going to turn this around is guys not playing from a place of frustration and a place of negativity.”’
Why the Buffalo Bills’ success might be a good thing for the Sabres
‘As mentioned, the off-season moves by the Bills didn’t get many excited. But so far, they’re working, and the team has taken on a more business-like, no-nonsense appearance. Sabres fans, watching the team start 3-7-2, can only hope this is contagious within the organization, and that the moves made by the NHL club over the off-season will bear similar fruit as time proceeds.’
Sabres assign Redmond to Amerks
‘The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned defenseman Zach Redmond to the Rochester Americans (AHL).’
Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage
Amerks will have five home games broadcast on MSG (Buffalo News)
Amerks announce 2017-18 TV schedule (Amerks.com)
Sabres take a Sunday, Fun Day approach to stay positive
‘”You know it’s not easy when you’re not winning games. It can be a drag coming to the rink and it’s going to be a long year if that happens,” Sabres forward Kyle Okposo said. “But you have to find ways to stay positive. That’s what’s going to turn this around is guys not playing from a place of frustration and from a place of negativity. You have to play knowing you’re going to get out of it and play from positivity.”‘
Sabres focus on rest, lightening the mood at Sunday’s practice
‘”Today was just coming after it from a different angle,” Housley said. “Just have a good practice, get some exercise out there, but we’ve got to make it fun for these guys as well because they have been grinding.”‘
With disallowed goal and smashed stick, not ideal 21st birthday for Sabres’ Eichel
‘The loss dropped Buffalo to 3-7-2. It seems the only players who can score are Eichel, Jason Pominville, Ryan O’Reilly and Evander Kane. Even when they find the net, it doesn’t always count.’
Mike Harrington: A month’s musings from another struggling start
‘This doesn’t look remotely close to a playoff team. Another poor start to the season just emphasizes the point.’