‘The Sabres routinely choose to opt out of the sort of blue-collar work that fuel teams such as the Penguins.’
Archives for March 15, 2019
Mike Harrington: Firing Housley may be only choice Sabres have
‘There’s little pride left on this team. Too many guys are quitting on him. Housley tried to point out it was scoreless after the first period Thursday and that’s true. And so was the Sabres’ 9-2 advantage in shots on goal at one point of the second period. But when you haven’t scored a goal in three games, that’s grasping at straws.’
Vladimir Sobotka says role with Sabres prevents him from making offensive impact
‘”For sure,” he said, in a voice barely above a whisper. “I’ve been in the D zone a lot. I’m doing my best. Not too much offensive time for me. It’s my role. I’m doing my best.”‘
The Wraparound: Penguins 5, Sabres 0
‘What unfolded Thursday night in KeyBank Center may have been worse than any of those meaningless games during their march to last place in 2018.’
Reeling Sabres get shut out again, lose sixth straight game
‘Their in-season regression has been shocking. They could become the first team in NHL history to have a 10-game winning and losing streak in the same campaign.’
Sabres notes: Casey Nelson returns after one-game benching
‘The defenseman said he was looking through three players Saturday afternoon in Colorado and didn’t see Zadorov hit Eichel into the boards and rip off his helmet.’
Friday’s Pittsburgh Coverage
Penguins coast to win over Sabres, 5-0 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Matt Murray finally gets a break vs. Sabres (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Penguins’ Casey DeSmith answers call with shutout of Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Patric Hornqvist heating up as Penguins mount late-season charge (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Snap Shots: Pens 5, Sabres 0 (PittsburghPenguins.com)
Photo gallery (Buffalo News)
Kessel, Crosby help surging Penguins blank Sabres 5-0
‘“Any time that you put on an NHL sweater, you put on the Sabres sweater, you better play with some pride. Otherwise you shouldn’t … be here,” said Sabres forward Kyle Okposo, punctuating his frustration with a profanity. “I don’t believe that we’ve lost that. And if guys have, they shouldn’t be here. I don’t know what else to say.”’
Penguins use special teams to defeat Sabres 5-0
‘The Sabres’ first penalty of the night came five minutes into the second period when Casey Nelson served an interference minor. The Penguins were able to capitalize on the man advantage thanks to tic-tac-toe passing in the offensive zone.’
As the losses pile up, the Sabres can’t score even one goal
‘Pittsburgh is a team that can be scored on, but the Sabres showed very little urgency in the offensive zone and had very little interest of being around the net.’