‘”I’m a competitive guy,” Hutton said. “I want to play. I think we’ve been over that a million times. I stand behind Linus as much as possible. We push each other and want to win. But at the same time, I want to play, I want to be the guy. I want to be the guy to help this hockey team win. At the end of the day, I’m going to do whatever’s best for the team. If he goes, if I go, it doesn’t matter. We’re going to help this team win.”‘
Archives for September 26, 2019
The Tage Thompson decision looms as one of Sabres’ most intriguing of camp
‘The view here is simple: The big guy is ultra-skilled but needs to be on a scoring line if he’s going to be in the NHL. If you can’t give him that spot — and it may be tough on this roster right now — he’s better served being a top-line winger in Rochester and blowing up the AHL like he has the potential to do.’
Sabres’ Jake McCabe to miss rest of preseason with upper-body injury
‘While the Sabres could have Gilmour or Casey Nelson as an extra defenseman at the start of the season, neither possesses McCabe’s experience or skill on the penalty kill. Injuries have limited cCabe the past two seasons, including 59 games in 2018-19, when he had four goals among 14 points with a minus-4 rating. He has appeared in 274 games over parts of six seasons with the Sabres.’
Sabres’ Casey Mittelstadt believes he can thrive in Ralph Krueger’s system
‘“Casey’s game has calmed down,” he said. “In the beginning, he was trying really, really hard and there were spurts in and out of what he wanted to be. His confidence has gone up and his game has improved.”’
Thursday’s Columbus Coverage
With Brandon Dubinsky out, Swedish free agent Jakob Lilja could step in for Columbus Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky out indefinitely with wrist injury (Columbus Dispatch)
Final: Blue Jackets drop preseason game at Buffalo by 4-3 score (BlueJackets.com)
Sabres win in overtime, but it wasn’t a great effort
‘Buffalo won in overtime, but I was appalled at a first period that saw the Sabres just go through the motions. It did not look like a team ready to start the season next week. Ralph Krueger said on postgame, “Our puck management was insufficient, our battle level was low, competitiveness was low. I thought we dropped off just a touch yesterday in practice, but I was pleased with the reaction in the second period.”’
Sabres’ McCabe is out injured
‘That means injuries on the blue line include McCabe, Brandon Montour, Lawrence Pilut, Zach Bogosian and Matt Hunwick.’
Sabres top Blue Jackets with 4-3 overtime win
‘Marcus Johansson scored the game winning goal about a minute and a half into the overtime period where the team had nearly full control of the puck. Goaltender Carter Hutton stopped 22 shots in the win.’
Sabres Defeat Blue Jackets 4-3 In OT
‘“I don’t think we came out and played the right way that we wanted to,” said Marcus Johansson. “We were on our heels a little bit and we weren’t quite there. We came in, talked about it after the first period and played a lot better after that. We played the way we wanted to. We’re a lot tougher to play against when we do that.”’
Sabres fan documentary premieres for WNY at Buffalo International Film Festival
‘“The Fan Connection,” produced and directed by a Western New Yorker will premiere to all of Buffalo during the Buffalo International Film Festival next month.’