‘”It’s affected our group immensely,” coach Phil Housley said after practice at Centennial Sportsplex near Vanderbilt University. “Not only so much from the scoring aspect, but just our breakouts are a lot cleaner. He can make a play in tight areas which allows us to get out of our zone quickly and that’s the biggest thing I think this year is different from our defense.”‘
Archives for December 3, 2018
Sabres Notebook: As Predators deal with injury bug, Jason Pominville added to Buffalo’s list
‘Pominville, who turned 36 on Friday, was hit from behind by Florida defenseman Alex Petrovic during the third period of the overtime loss to the Panthers and went into the boards. He appeared to brace his fall with his hand and arm and that was where the injury took place. Pominville quickly got up and skated briskly off the ice and down the tunnel favoring his arm. He has returned to Buffalo for evaluation.’
Monday’s Nashville Coverage
Predators close out homestand against Sabres (The Sports Xchange)
Sabres at Predators preview (NHL.com)
Projected Lineup: Sabres vs. Predators (NashvillePredators.com)
How to Watch, Live Stream Sabres vs. Preds (NashvillePredators.com)
The Sabres get back to the practice ice in Nashville
‘Marco Scandella and Jason Pominville have been sent back to Buffalo to have their injuries evaluated, while Jake McCabe is here, but still not practicing. Rasmus Ristolainen missed the workout due to a maintenance day. Phil Housley expects him to play on Monday.’
Housley’s communication skills key to turnaround by Sabres
‘”I think we solved a lot coming into training camp,” Housley said. “We knew we had to change. We talked a lot about that after last season, that we had to change. That included coaching, our philosophy and our leadership group.”‘
Rookie of the Month Dahlin, Sabres prepare for difficult back-to-back set
‘”You want to put him in places where he’s going to succeed first. I think he’s handled it pretty well,” coach Phil Housley said. “Let’s face it, our younger players are going to make mistakes and we’ve had a lot of patience through that. But I think he’s gotten better and used to more minutes.”‘