‘”For the record, I misunderstood a question yesterday,” Housley said. “I took it as if there were any players coming up from Rochester and that’s Jason’s job. … Jason and I talk on a day-to-day basis about our team, but I have total faith in our D core that they can get the job done. They’ve proven it in the past. They’ve put us in this position, and we’re going to correct the mistakes.”‘
Archives for February 9, 2019
Sabres Notebook: Casey Nelson sent to Rochester for conditioning
‘Nelson had one goal among six points with a plus-6 rating in 22 games for the Sabres. He may have an opportunity to help them following this assignment given the team’s defensive struggles. Matt Hunwick and Nathan Beaulieu, whom have been healthy scratches for much of the past month, could be back in the lineup in one of the two maintee weekend games.’
Sabres clarify comments following tough loss
‘Reinhart issued a mea culpa Friday, saying when he learned how his comments were being construed on Twitter, he became rattled thinking his words came off the wrong way.’
Saturday’s Detroit Coverage
Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres: Dylan Larkin battles Jack Eichel (Detroit Free Press)
Sabres look for defense vs. visiting Red Wings (The Sports Xchange)
Red Wings at Sabres preview (NHL.com)
Sabres’ Housley and Reinhart explain their post-game comments
‘“Jason and I talk on a day-to-day basis about our team, but I have total faith in our D-core that they can get the job done. They’ve proven it in the past, they put us in this position and we’re going to correct the mistakes.”’
Housley, Reinhart walk-back postgame comments following 6-5 OT loss to Carolina
‘”Before we get started here, just for the record, I misunderstood a question yesterday,” Housley said. “I took it as if there was any players coming up from Rochester, and that’s Jason’s job. That’s what I mean about that.”‘
Sabres move forward following ’emotional loss’ to Hurricanes
‘”I don’t know, we got a point last night and won the last game,” Hutton said. “I understand it hasn’t been perfectly clean by any means, but the game’s wide open. I think you look across the league, it’s a lot of high-scoring games. It’s just the way the league’s trending.”‘
Saturday’s Rochester Coverage
‘Sandpaper guy’ Doug Janik reflects on his unexpected playoff run with Sabres (Buffalo News)
Wearing Bobby Orr’s pants, Amerks Hall of Famer Steve Langdon had unforgettable NHL debut (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Olofsson nets hat trick in 7-1 rout of Springfield (Amerks.com)
Americans earn split of season series with T-Birds (SpringfieldThunderbirds.com)