Buffalo plays division foe Washington (AP)
Caps Clash with Sabres (WashingtonCaps.com)
Archives for April 9, 2021
Observations: ‘Hungrier’ Devils show Sabres are still a work in progress
‘For the first time since Granato took over March 17, the Sabres were outworked for much of the game against a young, relentless Devils team led by coach Lindy Ruff. The Sabres, now 9-24-6 and unable to extend their point streak to six games, managed only two shots during a third period in which the Devils scored three goals.’
Mike Harrington: Major battles ahead for Sabres against marquee foes
‘In the pandemic world of 2021, we’re left with a Sabres-Devils game to mark that anniversary on a Thursday night with no fans in the building. And it was an absolute clunker, a 6-3 loss in a game that was tied at 3-3 through 40 minutes. Turnovers and sloppy play all over. You’ll barely remember anything about it in 10 hours, let alone 10 years.’
The Wraparound: Sabres’ comeback falls short, point streak ends with 6-3 loss
‘The Sabres spent much of the second period hemmed in their own zone. The effort was there. The execution wasn’t. Breakout passes were misfired. Issues on defense reared their ugly head. Inevitable regression on the penalty kill has finally arrived.’
Taylor Hall ‘still involved’ with Sabres as trade talks continue
‘With Hall still on the roster, the Sabres don’t have enough salary cap space to add a forward to the active roster. This forced Granato to deploy an 11-forward, seven-defensemen lineup for a second consecutive game Thursday night against the New Jersey Devils.’
Sabres battle back against Devils, still lose: ‘We just didn’t have it’
‘Still, the Sabres can only take so much solace in tying the game. The Devils, who on Wednesday traded two of their best players, forwards Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac, outworked them.’
Sabres prospect Jack Quinn adapting to AHL, showcasing skills with Amerks
‘In a normal year, Quinn, 19, would’ve returned to Ottawa, where he likely could’ve scored at least 50 goals for the Ontario Hockey League’s 67’s. The winger scored 52 times in 62 OHL games last season.’
Friday’s New Jersey Coverage
Devils’ youth powers road win over Sabres in 1st game following major trade (Newark Star Ledger)
Devils’ Jack Hughes breaks out (at last) in win over Sabres | 3 observations from victory following Islanders trade (Newark Star Ledger)
Youngsters lift Devils over Sabres in first game without Travis Zajac, Kyle Palmieri (Bergen Record)
How the Devils plan to move forward without Travis Zajac and Kyle Palmieri (Bergen Record)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Game story: Devils 6, Sabres 3 (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Photo gallery (Buffalo News)
Boqvist scores go-ahead goal in Devils’ 6-3 win over Sabres
‘“The winning goal, we had the puck on our stick. We won the draw, had the puck on our stick multiple times and didn’t exit the zone. It ended up in our net,” Sabres interim coach Don Granato said. “So, they were hungrier than we were tonight. That’s a tough game when your opponent’s hungrier than you, and that was the case.”’
Sabres’ point streak ends at five games
‘It took the Sabres just 53 seconds to score the games first goal thanks to a one-time shot by Victor Olofsson. Henri Jokiharju made the pass to help create the goal that made it 1-0 Buffalo less than a minute into the game.’