'"When you finish where we did, we have to look at everything," Botterill said in KeyBank Center. "That means looking at even changing up our core players."' … [Read more...] about Tired of talk, Sabres’ Botterill demands action to become winner
Archives for April 12, 2018
Mike Harrington: Anger is awesome, but now Botterill has to match words with actions
'There were a lot of takeaways from these 20 minutes with the GM. He needs to get more speed and skill up front. wants to see much better goaltending, knows he's going to draft a super prospect no matter where the lottery balls land. A big one was that it would been worth paying good money to be a fly on the wall during his exit interviews with players. It was pretty easy to … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Anger is awesome, but now Botterill has to match words with actions
Sabres Notebook: Contract updates; Oglevie signed; Swedes coming
'The Sabres' other notable restricted free agent is Sam Reinhart, who tied for the team lead with 25 goals. "I have not spoken to his agent yet about a contract," Botterill said. "We felt where we were in the standings, it wasn't a situation where we wanted to talk contracts during the year. Craig Oster certainly has quite a few players on our team, and I'll be reaching out to … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Contract updates; Oglevie signed; Swedes coming
Sabres GM Jason Botterill ticked off over poor season
'“I’ve been here for one year and I was pretty pissed off and upset throughout the year,” a visibly agitated Botterill said this afternoon inside KeyBank Center. “I guess I could be articulate, but I’ll say it sucks we won’t be watching live playoff hockey right now. It’ll (be) just all on TV.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Jason Botterill ticked off over poor season
Sabres notes: GM Jason Botterill supports coach Phil Housley
'“One-hundred percent Phil Housley will be our coach next year,” Botterill said Wednesday inside KeyBank Center. “I have certainly enjoyed working with Phil over the past year here. I think the way I want to put our team together, the way he wants to play is a good mix.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: GM Jason Botterill supports coach Phil Housley
Changing losing culture top offseason priority for Sabres GM
'“I don’t want to hear how disappointed they are. I want to hear what’s going to change,” Botterill said. “It just can’t be about words. We have to have better results.”' … [Read more...] about Changing losing culture top offseason priority for Sabres GM
Sabres sign Notre Dame forward Oglevie to 2-year contract
'Oglevie will complete the spring term at school, before his contract kicks in for the start of next season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Notre Dame forward Oglevie to 2-year contract
An angry Jason Botterill talked about this past Sabres season
'Many around Buffalo think that changing coaches every season is the way to success. Jason Botterill doesn’t share that belief and he said, “Yes, 100 percent, Phil Housley will be our coach next year. I’ve certainly enjoyed working with Phil. I think the way that I want to put the team together and the way he wants to play is a good mix and he’ll certainly be here as our coach … [Read more...] about An angry Jason Botterill talked about this past Sabres season
The Sabres add a college free agent
'Oglevie gets a two-year entry-level contract. He will not go to Rochester and will stay at Notre Dame to finish up school.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres add a college free agent
Sabres GM Jason Botterill: We deserved to finish 31st
'"When you finish 31st, you pretty much need to improve in every category, let's be honest," Botterill added. "We're going to get a good player, wherever we pick in the draft, whether it's one through four, that will certainly help our situation. But I would say the couple things I really want to improve on is our team speed up front. We have to add more skill and I thought … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Jason Botterill: We deserved to finish 31st
Botterill: "We have a losing culture"
'"Right now we have a losing culture," Botterill said. "We haven't won here, and it's up to Phil and I to work with our players to work through that to make sure we change our culture."' … [Read more...] about Botterill: “We have a losing culture”
Sabres GM promises changes after finishing last in NHL
'"There certainly has to be change and there will be change," Botterill said. "When you finish where we were, you have to look at everything. That means looking at even changing up some of our core players. From a free agent standpoint, we'll be involved in free agency. But I'm a believer that you just can't build a team just through free agency. It has to come from within our … [Read more...] about Sabres GM promises changes after finishing last in NHL
Botterill promises change at end-of-season press conference
'"When I talked to the players over the last little bit here, I don't want to hear about how disappointed they are, I want to hear about what's going to change, what is the action plan moving forward here? So, from my standpoint, yeah, there's some things I'm excited about in this organization - the development of Casey Mittelstadt, what's going on in Rochester, some of our … [Read more...] about Botterill promises change at end-of-season press conference
Sabres sign forward Andrew Oglevie
'As a junior at the University of Notre Dame in 2017-18, Oglevie (5'10", 180 lbs., 2/16/1995) served as an alternate captain and ranked second among Fighting Irish skaters with 39 points (15+24), leading the team in goals for the second straight year. He finished his collegiate career by earning a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team after leading all skaters with seven points … [Read more...] about Sabres sign forward Andrew Oglevie
Thursday's Rochester Coverage
Syracuse Crunch gets shutout effort by Connor Ingram to edge Rochester (Syracuse Post Standard) Amerks shutout by Syracuse (Amerks.com) Crunch shutout Amerks, 1-0 (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage