Archives for 2019

'Eichel was able to carry the puck into the offensive zone in the 3-on-3 overtime session and beat Rittich with a wrist shot into the top corner of the net. The captain's 16th goal of the season was the game-winning goal, giving the Sabres the 4-3 victory.' … [Read more...] about Sabres storm back for 4-3 overtime win in Calgary

'It may not be fair, but Eichel wants that pressure. He wants people to look to him to be the clutch player. I asked him if he agreed with me and he did, "When things aren’t going well you want to be one of the guys to make a difference. Hopefully that goal can get me going again and it’s just what I needed."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel came through when it meant the most

'"I think as a group we probably weren't the most confident after losing 7-2 in Edmonton. But I think when you just put your head down and work like we did tonight it just goes to show what you can do. This is a game we should use moving forward as a building block of what we can do every night to give ourselves the best chance to win."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Flames

'An increase in ice-time may be hard to come by. Beaulieu has been a rotational player on the Sabres blue line this season, playing in just 26 of Buffalo's 46 games, while being surpassed by Lawrence Pilut in the lineup. Beaulieu has three goals and four assists this season. He is a pending restricted free agent.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres defenseman Beaulieu has requested a trade

'"I think he likes it [in Buffalo]. That's a positive. I think his family likes going to be able to watch him play more. Those are the intangibles that you can't measure, but you're talking between $9 and $10 million a year. You can't blow smoke with the fact that he's scored this many goals and has finally revealed that talent we saw early in Carolina, and now that he's … [Read more...] about Shannon: Skinner could cost the Sabres ‘between $9 and $10 million’ per-year