‘”I want to change. I want to be in Buffalo. I love it there. Obviously, we’re getting the first pick, which will be huge, but, gosh, it’s a great city and I want to be there and I want to win. Yeah, I was just being honest, and I feel I need to do that more.”‘
Archives for May 12, 2018
O’Reilly talks Sabres’ season; addresses trade speculation
‘”Everything I said, I was being honest. When I look at it, when I reflect on the year, who else can I look at? I’m one of the guys who plays the most minutes and you know, it’s my fault. I want to change, I want to be in Buffalo. I love it there. Obviously, we’re getting the first pick which would be huge. It’s a great city, I want to be there and I want to win. I was being honest and I feel I need to do that more.”‘
Sabres’ O’Reilly explains himself on TSN
‘The natural question is how is O’Reilly going to change it. He talked about it a lot during the season and was never consistent. O’Reilly said, “I find that during the course of the year and just being OK with losing, I’m expected to be a leader and I’m expected to be more vocal (said that after last season too and it didn’t happen), but I have to be the most competitive guy and that will trickle down through the lineup and that’s practice, that’s training camp, that’s every time I touch the ice, I’ve gotta be more strict and not so much care what people think, I’ve got to be more honest with myself and the guys and create an environment that’s winning.”’
Saturday’s Rochester Coverage
Amerks’ schedule in 2018-19 will feel the Crunch (Buffalo News)