‘”I’m not going lie. I’m pretty frustrated. I don’t really know what to tell you,” Beaulieu said after yet another workout Monday in BB&T Center. “It’s important for me to keep grinding away here. Time is ticking. There’s not many games left and you want to get in as many as you can. But it’s tough. You try to stay in shape and practice hard. It’s tough but part of being a pro. I have to make the most of the situation I’m in.”‘
Archives for February 19, 2019
Sabres Notebook: Kyle Okposo sent home for medical evaluation
‘Pressed on his level of concern about the winger’s health, Housley simply said, “I don’t have any information up to this point but he went back to Buffalo to get further evaluated by our doctors.”‘
Sabres send Kyle Okposo home for further medical evaluation
‘Okposo has a concerning history of concussions. After suffering one late in 2016-17, he was hospitalized in intensive care.’
Tuesday’s Florida Coverage
Preview: Sabres at Panthers, 7 p.m., Tuesday (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Barkov seeks encore as Panthers host Sabres (The Sports Xchange)
Sabres at Panthers preview (NHL.com)
Panthers cruising into season-series finale with Sabres (FloridaPanthers.com)
Sabres’ Okposo sent home 3 days after being punched in face
‘Coach Phil Housley gave no details on Okposo’s condition in providing the update after the Sabres practiced in Florida on Monday. Though the nature of the injury is unclear, Okposo did not return after being felled by DeAngelo’s punch during the fight 7:51 into the third period of a 6-2 loss to the Rangers on Friday.’
Kyle Okposo injury update: Sabres winger being evaluated for ‘undisclosed’ injury, misses road trip
‘Okposo wrote a frank essay last year for the Players Tribune outlining his concussion-related struggles that sent him to the neurological intensive care unit at a Buffalo hospital in 2017.’
Sabres’ Okposo is not feeling right so he’s back in Buffalo
‘With Okposo being out the Sabres have only 12 healthy forwards so I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a call-up from Rochester.’
If the Sabres want to score, the have to start staying around the net
‘“We’ve got to continue to focus on that because we’ve got to make it difficult where we have a guy there and just keep fighting for that space and then from there, we’ve just got to get a little dirty in front of the net, maybe those second and third opportunities and fighting for those things, but we’re there and then we sort of leave when the shots arrive, so we don’t have an opportunity.”’
Sabres season is on “E”
‘The Sabres haven’t won back to back games since December 11th and 13th. To put that in perspective, this Sabres team is approaching the 2014-15 Sabres who were put together for the express purpose of losing and finishing with the worst record.’
Nelson returns to practice while Okposo departs for further evaluations
‘”Kyle’s back in Buffalo getting further evaluated,” Housley said. “I don’t have any information up to this point, but he went back to Buffalo to get further evaluated by our doctors.”‘