Archives for February 28, 2021

'"You can see that pretty well right through the night they just had a higher level of energy in the battles," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "We weren't able to defend the way we wanted to, closing gaps the way we're capable of. And also with the puck, the management of it always seemed a little hesitant. The eight games in 13 days coming out of COVID is something we knew … [Read more...] about Elliott makes 23 saves, Flyers shut out Sabres

'"I've played in a lot of hockey games and I don't think you learn anything extra by not being out there," Skinner said. "This situation is maybe not that straightforward in the fact that lessons being learned is maybe more of a vague concept. In that sense, it's tough when it's so vague to come to a concrete answer. I know this is kind of a confusing way of answering the … [Read more...] about Skinner wants to stay with Sabres after scratches

'"It's a hard hit. It's a heavy hit," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said before a 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. "In the best case we'll get him back in a month. 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 (41 saves in a 4-1 win Tuesday). To see him … [Read more...] about Ullmark out at least one month for Sabres with lower-body injury