Archives for October 5, 2018

'They made mistakes with the puck, they lost coverages in the defensive zone, they didn't convert the few good opportunities they had to score and created virtually no traffic in front of Halák.' … [Read more...] about Sabres roasted by fans as opening loss looks all too familiar

'“They got a couple easy ones, they made some good plays and Hutts played well,” said Okposo, whose team outshot the Bruins 32-26. “He made some good saves, and we just can’t give up those A-plus chances. I thought we gave up too many of them. You put back pressure, you close in quickly in the D-zone and all five guys on the on the same page, and everybody competing on the same … [Read more...] about Sabres don’t do enough to help goalie Carter Hutton’s cause

'By the end of the Sabres’ increasingly sloppy first period, Dahlin was failing to hold the offensive zone, the puck dribbling over his stick and into the neutral zone, the players staring at a two-goal deficit and leaving the ice to boos.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Rasmus Dahlin offer disappointing debuts in loss to Bruins

'“To be honest, I got in, and I didn’t have much sleep, so I slept almost the whole day yesterday,” the newly acquired Sabres left wing said. “I went out to eat last night, and that was about it.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres notebook: Whirlwind week brings Remi Elie to Buffalo

'It was a shockingly disappointing opener for the Sabres, who haven't won an October curtain-raiser downtown since 2008. And it was the fifth time in their last six home openers they were held under two goals. They got some boos at the end of the first period from the sellout crowd of 19,070 and were crushed by the paying customers at the end of the second.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Bruins 4, Sabres 0