‘”I don’t think it was a sense of frustration, I think it’s just how do you react to that, right?” Sabres coach Phil Housley said. “We understand it’s a big turning point. Could have been a tie game right there. But how do you react from that point moving forward, the mental toughness of that? We just lost that little bit of discipline in our game to stay with it.”‘
Archives for October 26, 2017
Sabres Notebook: Tortorella has plenty of praise for Housley
‘”I think he’s just really intense,” Housley said about Tortorella, who has coached more than 1,000 NHL games. “He’s an up-front personality. He understands the game. He knows how to get the most out of his players. He’s a terrific motivator. You know, you pick a little bit of everyone’s brain as you go through and experience different situations, but John is a heck of a coach.”‘
The Wraparound: Blue Jackets 5, Sabres 1
‘The major damage was done in a span of 2:59 late in the second period when the Blue Jackets pounced in front of the Sabres net for three goals.’
News flash: Sabres more popular with viewers locally than World Series
‘The Sabres’ 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings had a 7.3 rating on cable’s NBCSN.’
Thursday’s Columbus Coverage
Blue Jackets 5, Sabres 1 | Sergei Bobrovsky doesn’t need help, gets it anyway (Columbus Dispatch)
Matt Calvert comfortable moving among lines (Columbus Dispatch)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
The Full 60 (BlueJackets.com)
Labatt Blue: What We Learned: CBJ 5, BUF 1 (BlueJackets.com)
Three-goal second period lifts Columbus over Buffalo, 5-1
‘“Good teams, they don’t beat themselves,” said Buffalo head coach Phil Housley. “They don’t crack. Even being down one we were still playing well. We shouldn’t get away from our game plan. Because of it, we get a little cheat in our game, and it winds up in our net.”’
Second-period barrage propels Jackets over Sabres
‘”The second period we get that breakaway. It’s unfortunate that we didn’t tie it up,” Housley said. “I think it would have been a big turning point.” ‘
Columbus shuts down Sabres 5-1
‘Seth Griffith scored the lone Buffalo goal in the loss.’
From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blue Jackets
‘”I don’t think it was a sense of frustration, I think it’s just how do you react to that, right? We know, we understand, it’s a big turning point, could have been a tie game right there, but how do you react from that point moving forward, the mental roughness of that, we just lost that little bit of discpiline of our game to just stay with it, and maybe we’re down one going into the third but it certainly a lot better than chasing the game at that point.”‘
5 Observations: Blue Jackets stomp Sabres 5-1
‘Matt Tennyson has played in every game this year for the Sabres and I’m not sure why.’