Archives for December 15, 2017

‘”I thought we had our chances,” Sabres forward Jack Eichel said. “I don’t think our execution was where it should be. We let them off the hook a few times where we had cycles and long shifts in their end. You know, it’s a tough one. We thought we could have come in here and get two points and we didn’t get anything. There’s some good and there’s some stuff we want to clean up.”‘

‘”I think first of all being away that many games and then stepping in, the first two games I thought he was our best defenseman,” said coach Phil Housley Thursday morning as the Sabres prepared to play the Philadelphia Flyers in Wells Fargo Center. “Then you have a little dip because of the buildup to those games, but he’s been pretty consistent. His puck movement’s really good. He’s really strong down low. I’d like to see him shoot the puck a lot more. I think he’s got a really good release and it’s a heavy shot. But I think he just brings us some depth back there which we really needed.”‘

‘While the Sabres played a strong first period, the Flyers came with more punch in the second, hemming the Sabres in their own zone several times and wearing down the defense to break a 1-1 tie late in the period.’