‘Lehner has been much like his team during its 3-7-2 start. There have been lots of good flashes and some tough moments as well. He’s 2-4-1 with a 2.78 goals-against average and .911 save percentage — but those numbers are 1.54 and .953 in the last two games.’
Archives for November 1, 2017
Sabres Notebook: Housley wants team to push, not break
‘”All I can judge is what I see is right now,” Housley said after his team practiced for 70 minutes Tuesday in HarborCenter. “And I see a team that at key times in the game, we sort of break. We have to have a mental toughness in that area where we can’t crack and that’s part of the culture, too, building that reassurance. Just continue to play the way we’re playing. We don’t have to do anything out of the ordinary.”‘
Sabres’ Kyle Okposo slowly finding game
‘“I expect a lot out of myself,” Okposo said Tuesday inside KeyBank Center. “I expect more. I expect myself to be at my best all the time. Is it going to happen? No. But you have to expect greatness and can’t settle for mediocrity.”’
Phil Housley believes Sabres can look at Bills’ success
‘“You see the elite teams around the league … you guarantee there’s a compete level in there,” he said. “There’s a reason why they’re doing well. I think we recognize.”’
Sabres have many young players that need to learn how to win
‘“I think the zone time, you see the games that we lose, the other team has more zone time, so that’s telling me we’re out chancing the other team, but we have to take pride when we don’t have the puck and if we focus in that area, we will have the puck and we will look faster.”’
Sabres bring back Fedun
‘With the rash of injuries on the Buffalo blue line, Fedun rejoins the team after playing in two games over the past 10 days. In those two games, Fedun picked up an assist and put up two shots on goal. Fedun was officially assigned to Rochester shortly after Saturday’s game against the San Jose Sharks.’
When it comes to process of winning, Housley compares Sabres to Bills
‘”We know that if we’re going to turn this thing around then we’re going to have to compete in practice. I thought we did that today. Moving forward here that’s going to have to be on a consistent basis.”‘