Archives for March 10, 2019

‘The word has been out on the Buffalo Sabres for several weeks. Take them physically. Work Eichel and Rasmus Dahlin, in particular, to grind the Sabres down. There’s not going to be a whole lot of response. Who on this roster, especially among the forwards, has that kind of grit and sandpaper in their game?’

‘The Sabres were outshot, 43-18, but most of their pressure came in garbage time, with seven shots on goal coming over the final 2:20 after goalie Carter Hutton was pulled for an extra attacker. The Avalanche doubled Buffalo in shot attempts, 76-38.’

‘They had seven shots on goal through two periods and the final count was 43-18.’

‘I don’t foresee Botterill spending much beyond locking up Skinner, so he’ll try to trade some of the Sabres’ assets, particularly prospects, for some secondary scoring help. They also can deal from their depth on the blue line, perhaps Rasmus Ristolainen.’

‘As the Sabres ponder a laundry list of upgrades to KeyBank Center with the arena falling way behind its 1990s counterparts, replacing the current HD video board could be one quick way to generate some goodwill among patrons rightfully complaining about broken and dirty seats and mediocre, overpriced concessions.’