‘”We’re looking still to find secondary scoring here,” Vesey said following practice Monday. “Everyone wants to chip in. When it’s not going your way, it’s easy to try to cheat for offense and just worry about trying to score, but there’s a lot of other areas of the game that are important.”‘
Archives for February 4, 2020
Rasmus Dahlin, Johan Larsson miss Sabres practice for ‘maintenance’
‘Both players’ availability will be determined Tuesday morning, hours before the Sabres face the Colorado Avalanche in KeyBank Center. The maintenance designation is noteworthy since Brandon Montour was a late scratch Saturday against the Blue Jackets after sitting out practice for the same reason Friday.’
Jimmy Vesey focused on Sabres, not thinking about trade deadline
‘“Jimmy, this time around, is really relaxed and just playing his game and seems to be settling into that kind of a role where he might’ve catered a little bit too much to Sam and Jack and gave up his own game,” Krueger said following Monday’s practice. “I just think what we saw was something he can build on and we can build on here until we get Olofsson back.”‘
Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin, Johan Larsson miss practice
‘“Montour, we gave it a good shot today, and he’s just being assessed right now,” Krueger said inside KeyBank Center. “But these are all minimal management of body situations. Everybody has the possibility of being available tomorrow, but we won’t know until the morning.”’
Tuesday’s Colorado Coverage
Eichel and Buffalo take on Colorado (AP)
Hutton hopes to keep momentum rolling as Sabres host Avs (Field Level Media)
Avalanche at Sabres (NHL.com)
Colorado Continues East Coast Trip in Buffalo (ColoradoAvalanche.com)
Projected Lineup: Avalanche at Sabres (ColoradoAvalanche.com)
Eichel vows ‘wheels won’t fall off’ Sabres as in past years
‘“Wouldn’t it wear on you?” Eichel said. “Yeah, I think it wears on everyone. But that’s my job as a hockey player, as a leader, as a person, to be able to find a way to regroup every day, come to work and get better.”’
Montour returns to practice on Monday
‘”Obviously [if it’s] short-term, I want to get in this as quick as I can,” Montour said. “Obviously I want to get into a game and feel the most comfortable as I can and to be able to contribute and play my best hockey.”‘
Positive attitude, extra work prepared Hutton to resume starting role
‘”He was a really good teammate, first and foremost,” Bales said. “He’s a really good person and obviously he’d like to be in the net, but both goalies understand there’s one net and when they’re not in the net, they’re cheering the other guy on. I know sometimes for people it’s hard to believe that you’re sitting there on the bench and you’re hoping your partner does well, but we talk about focusing on stuff he can control.”‘
Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage
Amerks top 10 takeaways from January (Amerks.com)
Pittis forever grateful for his time in Rochester (Amerks.com)