'“As a group, we can’t be satisfied with playing well against a good hockey team,” he said. “Those are games where you need to find a way to get a goal, come up big. Someone’s got to step up there. Myself, I got to step up and get something there.”' … [Read more...] about Snakebitten Sabres fall to Blues
Archives for 2018
Sabres’ Casey Nelson becoming regular
'Saturday’s tilt against the St. Louis Blues inside KeyBank Center was his eighth straight appearance. The Minnesota State product has looked so good Housley has been playing him over veteran defensemen Justin Falk and Josh Gorges.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Casey Nelson becoming regular
Sunday's Saint Louis Coverage
Hutton gets shutout as Blues edge Sabres (Saint Louis Post Dispatch) Blues notebook: Gunnarsson gets a turn on blueline (Saint Louis Post Dispatch) Blues cap off dad's trip with 1-0 win over Sabres (KSDK-TV) Photo gallery (NHL.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Saint Louis Coverage
Hutton stops 27 shots in Blues’ 1-0 win over Sabres
'The Sabres are last in the league in scoring with 117 goals overall and just 47 in 24 home games.' … [Read more...] about Hutton stops 27 shots in Blues’ 1-0 win over Sabres
Sabres shut out by Blues 1-0
'This is another good period for Buffalo, but there really hasn't been a ton of action in the game. This has been as non-descript of a game as you could think of, but Buffalo is playing a good game. These are two teams that are playing sound defense and as this game moves along, I have a feeling this will turn into a defensive snoozer.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out by Blues 1-0
The Sabres upped their passion for the game against the Blues
'There was one habit that they didn’t break and that was passing up open shots through the circle to pass to covered guys. Not a one of those attempts worked. Phil Housley said he was very unhappy with the amount of shots they passed up. He wants them to have a much better shot mentality.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres upped their passion for the game against the Blues
From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blues
'"We passed up way too many opportunities. If we want to score 5-on-5, we have to get pucks to the net. It could've gone either way, but we still have to bring a great effort."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blues
5 Observations: Blues shutout Sabres 1-0
'With just seconds left the Sabres needed a goal and came within inches as Rasmus Ristolainen clanked one off the post. Seconds earlier Sam Reinhart came equally close, missing a golden opportunity to tie things up. The Sabres had their chances but couldn't the job done, almost perfectly summarizing the season.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Blues shutout Sabres 1-0
Blues get late goal in shutout win over Sabres
'The Sabres had plenty of opportunities to bury the equalizer later in the game: Jack Eichel, who is now scoreless in his last four games, couldn’t bury a one-time with 1:44 remaining in the third. As the puck bounced around the boards to Kyle Okposo, the winger also failed to connect on the rebound, sending the puck wide of the net.' … [Read more...] about Blues get late goal in shutout win over Sabres
Hutton makes 27 saves, Blues shut out Sabres
'"I think if you ask him, he'd want to get that one back, obviously," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "I mean, it's a pretty good look and you see where Carter Hutton's at and all the categories he's leading, and there's a reason why he is there. He gets a toe on it, but Sam would probably want to get that chance back."' … [Read more...] about Hutton makes 27 saves, Blues shut out Sabres
Lehner's strong effort comes up short as Sabres fall to Blues
'"As a group, we can't be satisfied with playing well against a good hockey team," Eichel said. "Those are games where you need to find a way to get a goal, come up big. Someone's got to step up there. Myself, I got to step up and get something there."' … [Read more...] about Lehner’s strong effort comes up short as Sabres fall to Blues
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks comeback falls short in OT loss (Buffalo News) Amerks rally in third period, fall in overtime to Devils (Amerks.com) Photo gallery (Amerks.com) Devils drop americans in OT thriller, 4-3 (BinghamtonDevils.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage
Sabres shoot, don't score as accuracy remains an issue
'The topic arose after the Sabres misfired time and again during Thursday's 4-2 loss to Florida. They had open looks from the front, sides and point, but pucks failed to find or even hit the net. Buffalo finished with 32 shots on goal, but another 19 went wide or high and 16 more got blocked.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shoot, don’t score as accuracy remains an issue
Sabres Notebook: Larsson suspended two games; Nelson impresses
'Larsson's cross-check was actually the result of an altercation between Trocheck and Buffalo's Jake McCabe. The Sabres defenseman hit Trocheck along the boards, and the duo pushed, shoved and trash-talked its way to the Panthers' blue line.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Larsson suspended two games; Nelson impresses
Sabres’ Benoit Pouliot trying to regain early-season form
'“Playing well,” he said bluntly. “I think I haven’t really played that good doing my job, which is using my speed, get in on the forecheck, get in front of the net and create turnovers. But I haven’t been doing that lately. Yeah, it (stinks).”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Benoit Pouliot trying to regain early-season form