‘”A lot of times you lose practice time and we understand that,” winger Conor Sheary said Friday in KeyBank Center after the Sabres completed their first back-to-back practice days since Nov. 14-15. “So when you get these kind of days here and you want to take advantage of them, really work on your special teams and your 5-on-5 play and get better at them. It’s definitely good for us.”‘
Archives for December 8, 2018
Sabres Notebook: With Hutton down, Wedgewood called up; Flyers recall ex-Buffalo prospect Varone
‘”We’re just being cautious with it, giving him a maintenance day yesterday,” Housley said Friday when asked about Hutton. “He’s still day to day and he hasn’t really skated. We want to get him a practice or some ice before” a potential return to the lineup.”‘
Sabres’ Sam Reinhart showcasing scoring prowess around net
‘“It’s funny, you’re doing the right things, you’re not getting rewarded and things aren’t going in for you,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said. “But he’s really stuck to his game. That’s going to the net, making those plays in tight areas, finding a way to tip a puck or get a shot off in tight.”’
Sabres goalie Carter Hutton out Saturday; Scott Wedgewood recalled
‘“It was sort of formed the last three or four days,” Housley said this afternoon inside KeyBank Center. “During the game, it just stiffened up, his upper body. So we’re just being precautious with it.”’
Saturday’s Philadelphia Coverage
Sabres look to halt slide vs. Flyers (The Sports Xchange)
Flyers at Sabres preview (NHL.com)
5 things: PHI vs. BUF (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com)
After some lean years, it’s fun to be the Buffalo Sabres again
‘“It’s different, for sure,” said right winger Kyle Okposo. “We have a belief in ourselves and everyone in this room trusts each other and knows they’re going to do the right thing. If a guy makes a mistake, he’s the first one to do the right thing next time; everyone is holding each other accountable and holding themselves accountable. It’s a lot better.”’
Sabres call up Wedgewood, Tennyson from the Amerks
‘Carter Hutton was also given a maintenance day from practice on Thursday, but he was not present for Friday’s session. Housley said following practice that the 32-year-old netminder is now day-to-day with an upper-body injury, and that the team is taking caution with his injury. He also said that Hutton he will not be ready to play on Saturday against Philadelphia.’
Buffalo Sabres Linus Ullmark, SPCA kicking off program to help dogs
‘The program is designed to help some of the longer stay dogs find new homes.’
Sabres ready for Philadelphia following ‘mental reset’
‘”I felt like the last month was kind of crazy in how many games we were playing and just kind of [being] all over the place. … It was a lot. Just to have a little bit of normalcy, have a couple days between games, it’s nice. When we do play tomorrow against Philly, we’re going to be ready to go.”‘
Saturday’s Rochester Coverage
Bailey lifts Amerks to 2-1 win over Bruins (Amerks.com)
Amerks snap P-Bruins eight-game point streak (ProvidenceBruins.com)