'“People were like, ‘Oh, great job this week, this road trip you guys were awesome,’” Pominville said. “So that’s how it is. They’re pretty passionate and they like it and hopefully we can give them a little more.”' … [Read more...] about Hot Sabres want to reward fans with home wins
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Sabres’ Jack Eichel, Robin Lehner earn second, third star of week
'Lehner, meanwhile, posted consecutive shutouts, stopping 33 shots Wednesday and 30 in Thursday’s 4-0 win in Vancouver. The Swede became the first Sabres goalie to blank consecutive opponents since Ryan Miller on Feb. 29 and March 1, 2012.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jack Eichel, Robin Lehner earn second, third star of week
Tuesday's New Jersey Coverage
Sabres on roll heading into home matchup with Devils (The Sports Xchange) Tonight's game: Devils vs. Sabres, 7 p.m. (SportsNet New York) Devils at Sabres preview (NHL.com) 1/30 Pregame Notes: Devils at Sabres (NewJerseyDevils.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s New Jersey Coverage
Sabres, shmabres: Ex-Bills coach Rex Ryan back to loving Leafs
'“As soon as I got fired by the Pegulas, I was like, no chance. I got rid of all my Sabres stuff. I had the (Roger) Crozier jersey, the French Connection jerseys … I got rid of every damn one of them.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres, shmabres: Ex-Bills coach Rex Ryan back to loving Leafs
Sabres' Eichel is back from a fun All-Star weekend
'Eichel loved playing the 3-on-3 format, but there was one thing that he really enjoyed from the weekend, “It was nice to just hangout with the guys during the skills competition and get to know some players that you don’t know and spend some time with the league’s best and guys I’ve looked up to my whole life.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel is back from a fun All-Star weekend
Sabres' Eichel and Lehner earn league honors
'Jack Eichel is the league’s second star. Eichel led the NHL with two goals and three assists for five points in the three wins out west. Eichel scored the overtime game-winner in Calgary on Tuesday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel and Lehner earn league honors
Sabres hope to carry momentum of road trip into 5-game homestand
'"I think it's really important," coach Phil Housley said. "… We're playing a lot of teams that are in playoff contention or are in the playoffs, which is a great challenge for us. We need to put our foot down here and have the same type of effort. We don't need to change anything. We have to just play a simple game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hope to carry momentum of road trip into 5-game homestand
Tuesday's Rochester Coverage
Brian Gionta to play for the Amerks Friday, then head to Olympics soon to captain Team USA (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) US captain Gionta to play AHL game prior to Olympics (AP) Former Sabre Gionta is going to play another professional game (WGR-AM) Gionta signs one-game contract with Amerks (WKBW-TV) Gionta to suit up for Amerks in Olympic tuneup on Friday … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage
It's a good goal – Eichel adds some extra mustard on his All-Star celebration
'But the Buffalo Sabres center, one of the game's standouts on the ice, also scored huge points on the humor scale with his goal celebration.' … [Read more...] about It’s a good goal – Eichel adds some extra mustard on his All-Star celebration
Mike Harrington: Eichel and Matthews concoct funny moment, keep making serious statement
'Perfect. Matthews and close friend Jack Eichel concocted the signature moment of Sunday's NHL All-Star Game in the wake of the NHL's continued absurdity with replay challenges.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Eichel and Matthews concoct funny moment, keep making serious statement
Eichel shows off his skills in Tampa Bay
'Eichel scored the game-winning goal for the Atlantic Division in their first game against the Metropolitan Division, and added two assists.' … [Read more...] about Eichel shows off his skills in Tampa Bay
Eichel, Atlantic finish 2nd in All-Star Tournament
'However, Eichel was kept off the board in the title showdown against the Pacific, in an eventual 5-2 loss.' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Atlantic finish 2nd in All-Star Tournament
Goal celebration highlights memorable All-Star experience for Eichel
'"He said, 'Hey, if we score here, let's both point at the net,'" Eichel, playing in his first All-Star Game, said. "…We were kind of just like, 'Oh, we better score on this shift so we can do it.' Luckily we did."' … [Read more...] about Goal celebration highlights memorable All-Star experience for Eichel
Sabres at the All-Star break: Where did it go wrong?
'Square peg, meet round hole. Housley's system won't work well here until a more mobile defense corps is built, starting with next year's full-time promotion of Brendan Guhle.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at the All-Star break: Where did it go wrong?
Sabres' bounceback week puts Eichel in good mood for his big weekend
'"When we're on the road, we understand the challenge at hand," Eichel said. "I think we need to bring that at home, take more pride in our ice and playing in front of our home fans. At home this year, I don't think we've brought the energy and passion that we need to bring. So we've got 20 games here, basically at home the entire month. We need to use that to our advantage.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ bounceback week puts Eichel in good mood for his big weekend