‘Though the Sabres have the offensive firepower to keep up with the NHL’s best, they make too many makes in their own zone. A remarkable effort to beat Calgary Wednesday was not a magical elixir, either.’
Archives for January 19, 2019
Sabres’ Sam Reinhart returns to Vancouver amid career year
‘In these parts, Reinhart is no longer known only as the top prospect from North Vancouver whose father played for two seasons for the Canucks. Now, he’s an established NHL player.’
The Wraparound: Canucks 4, Sabres 3
‘After getting the first goal of the game and twice tying the score, Buffalo made too many mistakes in a 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. The Sabres enter the extended All-Star break with a 24-17-6 record and four points back of Pittsburgh for the second wild-card playoff spot.’
Patrik Berglund explains to Swedish newspaper why he left the Sabres
‘”Personally, Patrik is a terrific guy,” Housley said. “He meant well. He was a team player. Great teammate and just an unfortunate incident occurred. I wish him nothing but the best. All these situations can work out differently. It’s unfortunate that we had to let Patrik go, but [General Manager Jason Botterill] and the management handled that correctly. I just wish him the best. It’s a tough situation, I’m sure, the decision he made. At the same time we have to focus on the guys in the locker room.”‘
Ed Willes: Sabres’ long trip down rebuild road is a cautionary tale for Canucks
‘The Sabres, in short, have been gifted resources of which the Canucks and every other NHL team could only dream. But here’s the cautionary tale provided by this franchise and everyone else who ventures down rebuild road. They haven’t made the playoffs in those six seasons, their highest point total is 81 and, in this, the seventh season of the rebuild, they currently sit in ninth place in the East.’
Saturday’s Vancouver Coverage
Canucks 4, Sabres 3: Demko’s season debut a hard-working gem (Vancouver Province)
Canucks at Night: A win is a win is a win (Vancouver Province)
Ed Willes: Sabres’ long trip down rebuild road is a cautionary tale for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
Five Takeaways: Canucks vs Sabres (TSN)
Demko withstands siege to carry Canucks to win over Sabres (Sportsnet)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Berglund feels at peace a month after quitting Sabres
‘Berglund says his emotions had nothing to do with playing in Buffalo, and he apologized to the Sabres for betraying them.’
Demko wins season debut as Canucks edge Sabres
‘“For a large majority of the game we played the way we wanted to, but those mistakes we’re making are just a little too big,” Reinhart said. “I’m sure we can correct and we are going to.”’
Sabres, Eichel in search for consistency after overtime win over Flames
‘”But you can also create your own bounces by doing the right things. So I think that’s kind of the lesson that we should take from it. The more positive, the more good things we can do as a group, play our game, maintain our identity, the better we’ll be.”‘
Sabres stumble in Vancouver 4-3
‘Rasmus Dahlin nearly tied it on the power play late in regulation, but ripped a one-timer off Demko’s helmet. Dahlin was kept off the scoresheet, ending his point streak at five games. Jeff Skinner had an up-close backhand chance moments after Dahlin’s chance, but was also denied by Demko.’