'“(The Islanders) won four Cups in a row, and they really didn’t do anything to the arena, after that,” Okposo said. “You still have to have that rarefied air and that rarefied space. You still have that aura, that presence of those Cup-winning teams. You watch the old highlights from '82 or '83, and it’s that same, exact barn. It was loud. And the fans were crazy.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres right wing Kyle Okposo welcomes return to Nassau Coliseum
Archives for March 30, 2019
Sabres head to Long Island without three defensemen
'Sabres coach Phil Housley said Friday that Ristolainen (illness), Hunwick (upper body injury) and Bogosian (lower-body injury) will not travel to Long Island.' … [Read more...] about Sabres head to Long Island without three defensemen
Visit to Nassau Coliseum will be special for Sabres’ Kyle Okposo
'“It’s an old barn,” a smiling Okposo said. “We’d always say, ‘It was a dump, but it was our dump and we loved it.’ It was home.”' … [Read more...] about Visit to Nassau Coliseum will be special for Sabres’ Kyle Okposo
Positivity, good feelings and new environment key to Robin Lehner's success this season for Isles
'“Everyone talks the Toronto media, and Toronto is the toughest city in the league to play in, don’t get me wrong,” Lehner added, clarifying that he wants to see his former teammates do well. “But Buffalo is not easy to play in. The media is incredibly hard. I’ve been in that negative spiral. I’ve been caught in it for a couple of years. It’s really tough and you start to lose … [Read more...] about Positivity, good feelings and new environment key to Robin Lehner’s success this season for Isles
Saturday's New York Coverage
Positivity, good feelings and new environment key to Robin Lehner's success this season for Isles (Newsday) Islanders aim to clinch playoff berth vs. visiting Sabres (The Sports Xchange) Islanders host Sabres at 7 p.m. with chance to clinch playoff berth (SportsNet New York) Sabres at Islanders preview (NHL.com) Game Preview: Islanders vs Sabres (NewYorkIslanders.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New York Coverage
Sabres' Montour is eating up a lot of minutes
'Buffalo has only won two of the 15 games he’s played in. They didn’t do a lot of winning in Anaheim when he was there either and Montour said, “It hasn’t happened all year, I think if you look at my season with Anaheim we didn’t have the best results there too, so I think every player goes through these seasons and unfortunately mine was this year."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Montour is eating up a lot of minutes
Olofsson: NHL debut was 'a dream come true'
'"It would've been amazing to get that first goal, and that's another dream I've always had - to score a goal in the National Hockey League," Olofsson said. "I was thinking about that last night, but I was trying to be as calm as I can be and I just went out there and played my game."' … [Read more...] about Olofsson: NHL debut was ‘a dream come true’
With AHL playoff run likely, rookies making most of time in NHL
'"Having the youth, it provided us a spark yesterday," Housley said. "Whether it was in the room or on the bench, really good, positive things were going on. Even though we were down a couple times during the game, we never really felt that we weren't going to come back. We just had that energy."' … [Read more...] about With AHL playoff run likely, rookies making most of time in NHL
Saturday's Rochester Coverage
Rochester beats Laval but doesn't clinch playoff berth (Buffalo News) Injuries have made for frustrating season for Sabres prospect Sean Malone (Buffalo News) Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Thompson’s three-point night propels Amerks to 4-2 win over Rocket (Amerks.com) Belzile brings two goals in a Rocket defeat 4 to 2 facing the Americans … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage