‘”It was a great period and time for me,” Housley told The News by phone from his home outside St. Paul, Minnesota. “We had such a solid team. Ron Wilson was our coach, Olie the Goalie was tremendous and it showed that you can’t get to the Stanley Cup final without great goaltending. I just remember what a tight group it was. We had a lot of different personalities and meshed at the right time. We didn’t like the result in the final, playing a team that had won the previous year and had a Hall of Fame lineup, but you always remember that run.”‘
Archives for May 27, 2018
Inside the Sabres: The need to bond with Buffalo
‘”You can get great players to come through Buffalo and play for their sports teams, but that doesn’t make them a true Buffalonian,” Kaleta said. “Those are the guys that go out in the community and do stuff and understand what Buffalo is all about.”‘
Inside the NHL: Storylines all over for amazing Cup final matchup
‘Everyone on this team plays with a chip. Even coach Gerard Gallant was cast aside by the Florida Panthers, who should get Christmas cards from Vegas fans forever for the gifts they provided in expansion.’
Dahlin, expected No. 1 pick in 2018 NHL Draft, seems destined for stardom
‘But amid the comparisons, the biggest compliment of all might be this: Scouts, coaches and players who have been around the left-shot defenseman, expected to be selected No. 1 by the Buffalo Sabres next month in the 2018 NHL Draft, say he should make a name for himself in the NHL in no time.’