Flyers visit the Sabres after shutout victory (AP)
5 Things: Flyers vs. Sabres (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com)
Archives for February 28, 2021
Sabres Observations: Offensive woes continue with Jack Eichel out, Jeff Skinner in
‘The Sabres were outshot 39-23 and four prominent players did not register a shot on net: Skinner, Victor Olofsson, Eric Staal and Dylan Cozens. The problem began in their own end, as defensemen misfired passes because Sabres forwards exited the defensive zone too quickly on the breakout.’
Mike Harrington: ‘As the Sabres Turn’ is a recurring show that just won’t stop
‘The players can’t be happy. The GM can’t be happy. The coach isn’t happy. The cardboard cutouts want to go home and not be locked in this building to watch this anymore.’
The Wraparound: Carter Hutton receives little help in Sabres’ loss to Flyers
‘Hutton’s performance wasn’t the Sabres’ problem Saturday in KeyBank Center.’
Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark out at least one month with a lower-body injury
‘It’s unlikely the Sabres will call on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen anytime soon. The top prospect has an .890 save percentage in four games with the Amerks and has only played 15 career AHL games. He allowed five goals in the third period of a 7-2 loss to Utica on Friday night.’
Inside the NHL: Birth of Sabres featured as new book tells stories of jerseys, names
‘The history of the Sabres’ uniforms, of course, is a complicated one. And it’s one of several stories Creamer and co-author Todd Radom have tackled in their new book, “Fabric of the Game: The stories behind the NHL’s Names, Logos and Uniforms.”‘
Sabres get blanked by Flyers; Ralph Krueger says lineup changes coming
‘Clearly, the dizzying stretch has drained the Sabres mentally and physically. They looked downright awful Saturday against the Flyers inside KeyBank Center, generating little offense and showcasing wretched puck management.’
Sabres’ Rasmus Ristolainen looks impressive in return, logs big minutes
‘“I thought he was our best D here tonight,” Krueger said on a Zoom call. “Amazing, amazing how he’s come off of more than three weeks of a break. … Just shows the character and the fight that he has in him. He’ll be able to take it even a higher level tomorrow.”’
Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark out at least one month; Jeff Skinner set to return
‘“It’s a hard hit, it’s heavy hit,” Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said on a Zoom call this morning. “The best case we’ll get him back in a month. So a huge loss at this point in our season, especially coming off the tail end of that New Jersey game, which was clearly his strongest performance of the season.”’
Sunday’s Philadelphia Coverage (Part I)
Flyers roll over Sabres, 3-0, behind Brian Elliott (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Claude Giroux just keeps bringing the Flyers steadiness (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Returning players provide spark for Flyers’ 3-0 win (Allentown Morning Call)
Elliott’s spell on Sabres again leaves them at ground zero (Delaware County Daily Times)
With 4 players back in the picture, Flyers starting to pitch some complete games (NBC Sports Philadelphia)
Braun lives up to ‘unleash the Brauner’ hype by Flyers (NBC Sports Philadelphia)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Postgame 5: Blanking Buffalo (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com)
Photo gallery (Buffalo News)