Archives for 2018

'The Sabres have become a reflection of their ownership, the one constant in this whole unsightly mess. They're a bewildered and largely irrelevant franchise that has wandered around during the Pegulas' stewardship with no real idea of what they're doing or where they're going while searching for a quick fix.' … [Read more...] about Bucky Gleason: Sabres feeling lingering effects of failed master plan

'When you consider the Sabres finished in last place in the league this season, the 20 percent drop isn't that bad.' … [Read more...] about Sabres TV ratings end season with 20 percent drop

'"I never expected this," Housley said in KeyBank Center. "It was a difficult season in that respect. I'm not used to having the results that we had. That was an adjustment of keep trying to push our players, keep motivating our guys, keep them together because we could have easily broken apart.' … [Read more...] about Housley vows to get second season behind Sabres’ bench off to better start

'"There needs to be change," Eichel said. "Everybody obviously needs to look at themselves and figure out what they're doing and change it. Myself, whatever I've been doing hasn't been working. What we've been doing as a team hasn't been working. All you can really do is focus on yourself and changing yourself and I think that's what helps change the culture and change the … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel: ‘We’re going to change things around here’

'"Yeah, it's crazy," O'Reilly said as the Sabres cleaned out their lockers in KeyBank Center. "It's just at different times. Obviously, so privileged to be able to play this game professionally. It's the NHL. It's the best job in the world, but at times throughout the year I've felt I lost it.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ryan O’Reilly says he lost love of game, lacked mental toughness

'Even before the injury, the Russian defenseman spent much of the season watching as a healthy scratch. He said he hasn't decided whether he'll be in the NHL or KHL next season but would be open to staying in North America.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Victor Antipin has no memory of Scott Hartnell hit

'"His leadership has taken the next step," said Evan Rodrigues, Eichel's friend and former college linemate. "He wants to take that role, and he wants to be a leader. I think you can see it in the way he acts and the way he talks in the room. You can sense that he wants it."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: The time has come to stitch the ‘C’ on Eichel’s sweater

'"For a lot of games, for like 20 out of 29, it just seemed like a mess," Johnson said. "Things need to obviously change for a goalie to have success. You look at any team, if they play the way that we play ... I think any goalie, whether you're Pekka Rinne or (Andrei) Vasilevskiy, if a team doesn't play a certain basic standard, it's going to be a mess."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Johnson needs to see change, Josefson denies reports of Sweden return