Archives for March 2018

'Jack Eichel: The Sabres have issued no medical updates on their franchise center, who suffered a high ankle sprain Feb. 10 in Boston. He's been on the shelf for three weeks now and has yet to skate, although he has been seen around the arena not wearing a boot on his foot. Eichel would certainly want to be on the ice for the matchups against the Leafs but even those games will … [Read more...] about Nothing to see with Sabres the rest of the way? Not really

'Too many Sabres either don't care or think they're in charge. Coach Phil Housley has a great knack for forecasting exactly what the opponent will do, and he explains it clearly in the morning. When the puck drops, the opponent follows the blueprint and the Sabres stand there and get run over.' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: It comes down to a matter of respect

'Sabres players bemoaned the loss of Kane's offense. But at least publicly, there weren't a lot of well-wishes either in person or on social media toward him. It continues to feel like Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart were his two biggest boosters on the club and the rest of the team didn't have much use for him at times.' … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: Final words on the complex Evander Kane puzzle

'"We can't give up two defensive-zone faceoff goals against," Housley said. "That's attention to detail. We talked about that before the game. That's just awareness and not picking up our checks."' … [Read more...] about Sabres punch back too late against Panthers

'"It's been going great," Nelson said. "I think we both move the puck pretty well, help each other out."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Nelson, Antipin pair well; Rodrigues injured

'With five minutes to go in the first, Panthers forward Nick Bjugstad tossed Scandella into the back boards. Scandella took a five-second shift after that but didn't skate again.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Panthers 4, Sabres 1