‘Eichel missed seven weeks with the injury last season. Only eight weeks remain this year.’
Archives for February 12, 2018
Mike Harrington: Caution is the right approach with Sabres’ Eichel
‘Now two major injuries in two years. They were both flukes. You can’t worry Eichel is injury prone. At least not yet. But he’s going to now miss roughly a quarter of the season in two of his first three years in the league. Not good.’
Sabres Notebook: Mistakes galore; Nelson scores first goal; O’Reilly shines
‘”We didn’t stick to our game plan,” center Evan Rodrigues said in KeyBank Center. “We didn’t keep things simple, and that led to them getting too many good chances, too many good looks at our net. Even though we scored four goals, when you play like that you’re going give up what we gave up, and you’re not going to win many games.”‘
The Wraparound: Avalanche 5, Sabres 4
‘Ristolainen was on the ice for all five goals by the Avs and was benched for parts of the second and third periods.’
Jack Eichel’s absence will hurt Sabres
‘The Sabres stand 30th in a 31-team league and have scored the second-fewest goals. They could ill afford to lose their MVP and only NHL All-Star.’
Sabres struggle in first game without Jack Eichel, lose to Avalache
‘In Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, a game the Sabres somehow hung around in despite being thoroughly outplayed, Ristolainen performed terribly, enduring arguably the worst night of his career.’
Monday’s Colorado Coverage
Avalanche holds on to defeat Buffalo Sabres (Denver Post)
Avalanche foe Sabres play without star center Jack Eichel (Denver Post)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Bourque Steps Up In Buffalo (ColoradoAvalanche.com)
Photo gallery (Buffalo News)
Jost, Bourque help Avalanche hang on for 5-4 win over Sabres
‘“It’s just a bad game and it should not happen,” said Ristolainen, who was benched for much of the remainder of the second period.’
Sabres’ Eichel out indefinitely with sprained right ankle
‘Buffalo Sabres leading scorer Jack Eichel is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a sprained right ankle.’
Comeback falls short, Colorado defeats Sabres 5-4
‘Gabriel Bourque gets the goal on a backhand attempt of a bad rebound in front. Many are headed for the exits.’