‘A trade will happen eventually. Scandella seems like the logical candidate to be moved since he’ll be an unrestricted free agent following this season and is the type of veteran who contenders are looking to add at the deadline. The Sabres will have issues if/when Bogosian returns, but there are no signs that’s going to happen anytime soon. Roster spots are the bigger concern right now.’
Archives for October 30, 2019
Sabres’ depth issues being masked by high shooting percentages
‘One of the noticeable things from Monday night’s game was that the depth issues that have paralyzed this team for a couple of years now reared its ugly head. Outside of the Jack Eichel line and the Colin Miller pairing, most Sabres skaters looked like they were skating in concrete. That was most noticeable with Buffalo’s bottom six, where the Girgensons-Larsson-Okposo and Sheary-Mittelstadt-Rodrigues lines took turns treading water in the defensive zone.’
Sabres send Will Borgen to Amerks
‘Borgen will likely play in Wednesday’s home game against the Providence Bruins.’
Bills and Sabres provide promise with combined record-setting win numbers in October
‘“It’s such a sports town,” Biron said. “I remember when I first got to Buffalo, 1999-2000 was my first year. You think of the Bills playing at Tennessee and the Music City Miracle. The town just went crazy about it. We made the playoffs that year, too. We played Philly in the playoffs and Dominik Hasek got a goal scored through the side of the net that counted. That whole year, the community, the teams were good, they made the playoffs and there was controversy. It was a bomb waiting to explode because the fans were just unbelievable.”’