‘Krueger was asked after the game if the players quit after the second period. He quickly shot that idea down, saying: “This wasn’t about quit, quit is a whole different thing, I mean…we were still trading chances, they were just ruthless with their chances, and they were lethal and every opportunity they took, and you know, we created some opportunities where we didn’t take advantage, we didn’t have the same bite to finish off, but I think the third period showed there wasn’t quit.”’
Archives for February 5, 2020
Botterill: ‘Terry and Kim are frustrated’
‘”I can understand our fans’ frustration. Our organization is frustrated. My conversations with Terry and Kim, they’re frustrated. They’re frustrated with the results. They want better results.”‘
Sabres struggle in 6-1 loss to Avalanche
‘Honestly, this observation doesn’t need much explaining because I’m pretty sure it’s how every fan feels right now. The Sabres started things off out-shooting the Avalanche 7-1. With 8:53 left in the second period, each team had 13 shots yet the difference was that the Avs had five goals and the Sabres had just one. Yes, I know the roster is a little thin right now but there’s not much production at all on any given night and I think the only thing that kept fans around was to see the debut of Jonas Johansson (more on that below).’
Avalanche Score 5 in 2nd Period, Down Sabres 6-1
‘Hutton allowed five goals on 13 shots. Jonas Johansson would enter the game for Hutton, and would make his NHL debut for the Sabres. He finished the night with 13 saves on 14 shots.’
Burakovsky’s four points boost Avalanche past Sabres
‘”That was the thing tonight, nothing went right,” defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen said. “We didn’t play good enough. We didn’t work hard enough, and obviously we didn’t play good enough defense.”‘
Reinhart scores lone goal in loss to Avalanche
‘”I think there’s a lot of reflecting that needs to be going on and guys need to demand a lot more out of themselves than they have,” Reinhart said afterward.’
At the Horn: Avalanche 6 – Sabres 1
‘Things didn’t start out great for Johansson as he allowed a goal on the first shot he saw – a snipe into the top corner by Mikko Rantanen – but the AHL All-Star settled in from there and made 13 saves.’