‘But Buffalo has struggled to do that. The Sabres have made mistakes and given up goals only to see their play get tighter and too defensive. They’ve made mistakes and tried to press too much offensively, trying to create something outside of the game plan only to give up odd-man rushes and easy goals against.’
Archives for October 28, 2017
Sabres Notebook: San Jose ends long road trip in Buffalo
‘It’s a five-game, 11-day East Coast swing for the Sharks, ending Saturday afternoon in KeyBank Center when they play the Buffalo Sabres at 1 p.m.’
Sabres still leaning heavily on Rasmus Ristolainen
‘“I’ve been here quite a bit,” Ristolainen said Friday inside KeyBank Center. “When I got here my first year, there’s not too many guys left. Yeah, Buffalo’s been good to me, feels like a second home, so I really enjoy my time here. I believe we’re going to get things turned around moving forward.”’
Sabres’ Justin Falk close to playing
‘His time away rehabbing a lower-body injury is almost over. He practiced again this morning inside HarborCenter, his second session with his teammates this week.’
Saturday’s San Jose Coverage
Three things to know: how Sharks’ Burns became a cult figure in Buffalo (San Jose Mercury News)
Sabres aim for 2nd home win vs. Sharks (The Sports Xchange)
Sharks at Sabres preview (NHL.com)
Sabres’ Bogosian still not close to returning
‘“He still makes strides forward, he continues to push himself.” Bogosian is still not skating.’
Falk practices again, approaching game readiness
‘”The timing wasn’t great,” Falk said. “But you show what you can in training camp and then now, more importantly you’ve got to make sure that you’re back to the point that you can make a good impression again, whenever that time may be.”‘
Saturday’s Rochester Coverage
Amerks come back to stun Rocket in overtime thriller (Amerks.com)