'“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.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin, Johan Larsson miss practice
Archives for February 2020
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) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Colorado Coverage
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.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel vows ‘wheels won’t fall off’ Sabres as in past years
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."' … [Read more...] about Montour returns to practice on Monday
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 … [Read more...] about Positive attitude, extra work prepared Hutton to resume starting role
Tuesday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks top 10 takeaways from January (Amerks.com) Pittis forever grateful for his time in Rochester (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage
Sabres Mailbag: Which players will Jason Botterill trade before deadline?
'In addition to Evan Rodrigues, the Sabres could trade their six pending unrestricted free agents: Vesey, Sheary, Michael Frolik, Zemgus Girgensons, Johan Larsson and Zach Bogosian. Those are the sort of moves that will only fetch conditional mid-to-late round draft choices. It's time for the Sabres to consider a more significant trade, though. Listen to offers on Ristolainen … [Read more...] about Sabres Mailbag: Which players will Jason Botterill trade before deadline?
Jack Eichel continues to provide glimmer of hope for Sabres
'Eichel has 31 goals, three more than his previous career high, and 34 assists through 51 games.' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel continues to provide glimmer of hope for Sabres
Sabres' Kyle Okposo out 'a while' with upper-body injury
'"I don’t have an exact time period, but we don’t expect him back here for a while," Krueger said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kyle Okposo out ‘a while’ with upper-body injury
Teammates give it up to Carter Hutton after he finally gets a win
'"It was good on the group to recognize," Eichel said. "For one, he's an unbelievable teammate and someone who's loved in the room. Obviously it's tough when that happens but we haven't played that well in front of him defensively. When he has been really good, we haven't given him enough support with goals."' … [Read more...] about Teammates give it up to Carter Hutton after he finally gets a win
The Wraparound: Sabres 2, Blue Jackets 1, OT
'Carter Hutton made 22 saves while making consecutive starts for the first time since Nov. 9-14, and he earned his first win since Oct. 22. Evan Rodrigues scored a first-period goal for Buffalo, and Columbus' Oliver Bjokrstrand tied the game in the period.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 2, Blue Jackets 1, OT
Jack Eichel’s dynamic play clinches overtime win for Sabres
'“The brilliance of Jack getting us the win in overtime, it’s a good psychological boost for us,” Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. “But for us, it’s more about the habits. We love the habits today through the game on both sides of the puck.”' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel’s dynamic play clinches overtime win for Sabres
Sabres notes: Nathan Gerbe enjoying regular duty with Blue Jackets
'The Blue Jackets have an 11-2-3 record with him in the lineup.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Nathan Gerbe enjoying regular duty with Blue Jackets
Sunday's Columbus Coverage
Sabres 2, Blue Jackets 1, OT | Jackets’ break ends with road overtime loss (Columbus Dispatch) Columbus Blue Jackets’ Nos. 8 and 24 provide pregame tribute to Kobe Bryant (Columbus Dispatch) Sabres 2, Blue Jackets 1 | 3-2-1 breakdown (Columbus Dispatch) Photo gallery (NHL.com) Final: Sabres 2, Blue Jackets 1 (OT) (BlueJackets.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Columbus Coverage
Eichel scores in OT to give Sabres 2-1 win over Blue Jackets
'“Everyone knows what’s going on,” said Hutton, who allowed one goal on 23 shots. “We’re not stupid. The outside and the pressure that comes with the situation we’re in, so it was a big answer.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores in OT to give Sabres 2-1 win over Blue Jackets