'Eichel had been out four weeks with a high-ankle sprain and did every single drill, but at times looked careful to me. It looked like he was just making sure he could do everything asked of him. Eichel said, “I knew what to expect from last year’s injury and the other thing is, I know what to expect with it, you know you’re going to tweak it and there are going to be days … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Housley won’t say when Eichel will be back
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Eichel returns to practice with Sabres after suffering ankle injury last month
'"It's good to be back with the team, the toughest thing about being injured is not being on the ice with them every day and not spending that quality time that you enjoy so much," Eichel said after Tuesday's skate. "You know, you really enjoy being back out there and practicing and getting the battles in. That's the stuff you miss when you're injured."' … [Read more...] about Eichel returns to practice with Sabres after suffering ankle injury last month
Eichel practices with Sabres, listed as day to day
'"I'd like to play as quickly as I can," Eichel said. "It's more about how I feel and how my ankle reacts to practice today and how it feels tomorrow, how I feel physically. Mentally you're back already. Whenever you're out that long and you miss that much time, you wish you were playing a few weeks ago. But in the essence of things, you want to take care of things and make … [Read more...] about Eichel practices with Sabres, listed as day to day
Eichel returns to practice with Sabres
'"I don't really know," Eichel said. "I don't want to put a timetable or pick a specific game. I would like to play as quickly as I can. It's more about how I feel and how my ankle reacts in practice today, how it feels tomorrow, how I feel physically.' … [Read more...] about Eichel returns to practice with Sabres
Sabres recall Ullmark from Rochester
'Ullmark (6'4, 221 lbs., 7/31/1993) joins the Sabres for his third recall of the season after stopping 44 of 45 shots faced in a 3-1 win vs. Columbus on Jan. 11 in his only NHL appearance of the campaign. He has recorded a 20-11-10 record in 42 AHL games during 2017-18, posting career-best numbers in save percentage (.923) and goals-against average (2.44) in his third AHL … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Ullmark from Rochester
Sabres Notebook: Eichel not yet at practice but Matthews close to return
'The Sabres are 6-6-2 without Eichel, who suffered a high ankle sprain Feb. 10 at Boston and has resumed skating on his own but has yet to practice. His timetable is officially listed by the team as indefinite although it's known the club was working on a progression of 4-6 weeks. Eichel hit four weeks with Saturday's shootout loss to Vegas.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Eichel not yet at practice but Matthews close to return
Former Sabres fan Alex Tuch enjoys Buffalo ‘homecoming’
'“Just a bit, yeah,” he said. “I was a Sabres fan growing up, I lived next to (former Buffalo center) Tim Connolly. My parents and his parents still live next to each other. I watched him a lot, (the) Sabres were my team. I played against Ryan Miller a couple weeks ago for the first time and I thought that was really cool. I got to play with Jason Pominville last year in … [Read more...] about Former Sabres fan Alex Tuch enjoys Buffalo ‘homecoming’
Report: Hurricanes interviewed Greeley for general manager position
'Greeley was brought in by Sabres general manager Jason Botterill on June 26, 2017 to assume the role as one of his assistant general managers. The 37-year old was brought over this past offseason after spending two seasons with the New York Rangers as the assistant director of player personnel.' … [Read more...] about Report: Hurricanes interviewed Greeley for general manager position
O'Reilly is considered the fifth most underrated player in the NHL
'“It was unexpected, but truthfully I don’t really think about it that much, it’s not something I worry about getting ready for the next game, but it’s guys looking and saying maybe he affects the game more and it’s nice that guys recognize those little things, so it’s a compliment.”' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly is considered the fifth most underrated player in the NHL
While the losses pile up for the Sabres, so too are the games lost to injury
'The Sabres led the league in man-games lost to injury with 248 through Saturday's games. The Colorado Avalanche are second at 242 games.' … [Read more...] about While the losses pile up for the Sabres, so too are the games lost to injury
Sabres assign Bailey, O'Regan to Amerks
'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned forwards Justin Bailey and Danny O'Regan to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Bailey, O’Regan to Amerks
Monday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks top Crunch in shootout for 30th win of season (Amerks.com) Crunch steal one point in 5-4 shootout loss to Amerks (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage
After long year, Justin Bailey cashes in his shot with Sabres
'"Anytime you can help your team against a good team like that it, it's a good feeling," Bailey said in KeyBank Center. "It's been a season of ups and downs this year, so it was definitely good to get one."' … [Read more...] about After long year, Justin Bailey cashes in his shot with Sabres
Mike Harrington: Two points after two points, Golden Knights keep grinding out wins
'"Early on in the year, everyone was talking about the 'Vegas Flu' and how this team couldn't win on the road," said forward David Perron, whose overtime goal beat the Sabres at T-Mobile Arena in October. "But we're happy we're finding a way to win a lot of games on the road now and turn that around."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Two points after two points, Golden Knights keep grinding out wins
Sabres Notebook: Lehner has his moments; change to 50/50 raffle; Antipin sits
'"There's usually Grade A chances in overtime," said Lehner, whose team fell to 6-12 in overtime, including 1-2 in shootouts. "We've been playing a lot better in overtime as of late, but unfortunately we couldn't get the win." … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Lehner has his moments; change to 50/50 raffle; Antipin sits