‘“Obviously it’s very fast and guys are so strong and just getting used to the quickness of it,” he said afterward. “The little time and space that you have, I think you have to adjust and I’m going to adjust quickly to it. But it was a lot of fun and we got the win, so that was exciting.”’
Archives for September 17, 2019
With two-year deal, Jean-Sebastien Dea gives Sabres a new option at forward
‘”It’s great to be back with ‘Botts’ again and when they called me this summer, I was very excited,” Dea said. “My goal was to get a one-way deal because I felt I had shown I was able to play in the NHL as well, so that was a major objective for the summer. When Buffalo called me and offered me two years, I was really excited and I couldn’t pass on that deal.”‘
Tuesday’s Pittsburgh Coverage
Five Penguins observations after a fun preseason opener in Hockey Valley (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Penguins rally but fall to Sabres in overtime in preseason opener (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
How the NHL preseason game at Penn State displayed State College’s love for hockey (Centre Daily Times)
Buffalo defeats Pittsburgh in NHL exhibition game at Penn State (Johnstown Tribune Democrat)
Snap Shots: Sabres 5, Pens 4 (OT, Preseason) (PittsburghPenguins.com)
Eichel plays hero in 5-4 preseason win over Penguins
‘Despite being out-shot 37-9 through two periods, and eventually 45-13 in regulation, Pittsburgh did not roll over in the third as they rallied for three unanswered goals on four third-period shots to force overtime. Sam Lafferty, Adam Johnson and Ryan Haggerty all scored goals against Johansson in succession in the final period of regulation as the Sabres suddenly had no answer to the Penguins’ push.’
Sabres’ Thompson has shown early improvement
‘I thought the Sabres best player by far was Tage Thompson. He was around the net all night long and was using the size and strength he put on over the summer.’
Sabres open preseason with 5-4 win over Penguins in Overtime
‘Offensively, the top line of Conor Sheary, Eichel, and Jimmy Vesey tallied six points. Eichel had an assist to go with his game winning goal, Sheary racked up a goal and two assists, and Vesey added an assist as well.’
Sabres Open Up Preseason With OT Win Over Penguins
‘In OT, both teams had great chances, but with just eight seconds remaining, Sheary intercepted a pass and dished it off to Jack Eichel, who went on to score the overtime winner.’
Sabres earn OT win in Krueger’s debut
‘”We just had a lot of pace,” Krueger said. “We played aggressive, everybody was on their toes, we managed the puck really well and pushed them on their heels. We were in their end most of the time. We had lots of long puck possession, which we were really striving for today.”‘