'“But it’s not a time to sit here and pout and give you guys one-word answers,” he said. “I think … we have to communicate a message to our fans, our organization, our city that as bad as things were, we’re going to change it, we’re going to change things around here.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jack Eichel talking like leader
Archives for April 2018
Sabres’ constant losing sapped Ryan O’Reilly’s love for hockey
'“I feel too it’s really crept into myself,” O’Reilly said inside KeyBank Center. “Over the course of the year I lost myself a lot, where it was just kind of get through, being OK with just not making a mistake, and that’s not winning hockey at all and it’s crept into all of our games. It’s disappointing, it’s sad.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ constant losing sapped Ryan O’Reilly’s love for hockey
Pollock: Sabres endure terrible season on two fronts
'But the most galling statistic is this … Buffalo has missed the playoffs for seven straight seasons – SEVEN – a streak that encompasses five coaches (Lindy Ruff, Ron Rolston, Ted Nolan, Dan Bylsma and currently Phil Housley) and three general managers (Darcy Regier, Tim Murray and now Jason Botterill).' … [Read more...] about Pollock: Sabres endure terrible season on two fronts
O’Reilly: Sabres adopted mindset of ‘being OK with losing’
'“It’s crept into all of our games. Yeah, it’s disappointing. It’s sad,” O’Reilly said Monday, two days after Buffalo closed one of its worst seasons in franchise history. “I feel throughout the year I’ve lost the love of the game multiple times, and just need to get back to it because it’s eating myself up, and eats the other guys up, too.”' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly: Sabres adopted mindset of ‘being OK with losing’
Sabres' Eichel knows he has to be the guy that the team counts on
'“As far as myself, whatever I’ve been doing hasn’t been working and what we’ve been doing as a team hasn’t been working, so all you can really do is focus on yourself and that’s what helps change the culture. To have the lack of success that we’ve had is honestly unacceptable.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel knows he has to be the guy that the team counts on
Sabres' O'Reilly wants to rediscover his love for the game
'I never would’ve thought in a million years that I would hear Ryan O’Reilly say he’s lost his love for the game. He said, “I’m so privileged to be able to play this game professionally. It’s the best job in the world, it’s just at times throughout the year, I thought I had lost it and when you lose consistently like this for multiple years, and with everything that’s gone on, … [Read more...] about Sabres’ O’Reilly wants to rediscover his love for the game
O'Reilly needs to suck it up
'O’Reilly talked about how he felt lost from the start of the season. Why? There was a new general manager. A new coach had replaced the old coach who the players apparently despised.It was a brand new season and 10 new faces were on the opening night roster. How could he be lost going into the season? Sadly, the high point of the season was before they started playing any … [Read more...] about O’Reilly needs to suck it up
Sabres' Ryan O'Reilly says he lost love of game
'"We're stuck in this mindset in being okay with losing," O'Reilly said. "It's sad, I feel throughout the year I've lost the love of the game multiple times."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ryan O’Reilly says he lost love of game
Sabres reflect on lost season, prepare for change
'"It's providing a good solid effort every night. And the guys know that we all have to be better here at home. That was very, very disappointing. The record at home in front of our fans and that's something we're going ot have to work through."' … [Read more...] about Sabres reflect on lost season, prepare for change
Sabres say change is coming at locker cleanout day
'"Obviously, to be at this position at this point in the season and [say] how disappointing it is, is an understatement," Housley said. "When I came here, I didn't envision being here in this place. We can learn from what happened in the past here, but obviously we can't change what's happened.' … [Read more...] about Sabres say change is coming at locker cleanout day
Sabres dial too many wrong numbers in season to forget
'Since 1994, only one Sabres goalie had a goals-against average above 3.00 (Jhonas Enroth, 3.27 in 2014-15). Both Johnson (3.55) and Lehner (3.01) were above the mark this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres dial too many wrong numbers in season to forget
Mittelstadt a work in progress during promising first NHL stint
'"This is about him getting more experience," coach Phil Housley said over the weekend during the team's season-ending Florida road trip. "There's times he's really handled himself and times it's been a bit of a push because of the teams we're playing, the speed and the transition."' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt a work in progress during promising first NHL stint
With season over, Sabres send eight back to Amerks
'Buffalo has sent forwards Nick Baptiste, Alexander Nylander and Kevin Porter; defensemen Brendan Guhle, Casey Nelson and Matt Tennyson; and goaltenders Linus Ullmark and Adam Wilcox back to Rochester.' … [Read more...] about With season over, Sabres send eight back to Amerks
Last-place Sabres never got on track during lost season
'The Sabres don’t have one glaring weakness. They need help everywhere.' … [Read more...] about Last-place Sabres never got on track during lost season
Eight Sabres players assigned to Rochester Americans
'These assets essentially acquired from Buffalo will surely boost the morale of the Americans as they get ready for a hopefully lengthy playoff run in their quest for the Calder Cup Trophy.' … [Read more...] about Eight Sabres players assigned to Rochester Americans