Archives for March 21, 2019

‘The Sabres (31-33-9) were out-shot, 46-24, including 38-15 over the first two periods, and had 30 fewer shot attempts than the Maple Leafs (44-25-5), who had lost four of their previous five games and were playing the second night of a back-to-back.’

‘The Sabres were owned in their own building by their archrivals and their fans. Again. Phil Housley was spitting nails after this one. This group of Blue and Gold doesn’t seem to have enough hate of the Blue and White like Buffalo team’s did in Housley’s day. No excuse to be so flat right from the opening faceoff. People want to blame the coach for that. He’s not on the ice. Blame the guys in uniform. Show some pride.’

‘”I think it’s just the situation we’re at, trying to see what we have, I guess, and giving opportunities to guys, which is understandable for the position we’re in,” Pominville said following the Sabres’ optional morning skate. “It (stinks) being the guy that has to sit out but I get that part a little bit. They know what I can bring. They know what I can do for the team, but they have to figure out what other guys can bring. That’s part of the game. I’m not going around high-fiving people because I’m not playing. You want to play. I get the business side of it for sure.”‘

‘Despite remarkable goaltending from Carter Hutton, the Sabres were plagued by bad luck and poor defense in a 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs in KeyBank Center, continuing a few ugly trends.’

‘But, there’s a big if. If online sports betting is legalized in New York State – which is facing an uphill challenge in Albany at the state Capitol.’