‘On an opening night when many in the arena were still wearing the No. 9 of the injured Jack Eichel, and awaiting a trade that would send the frustrated former captain out of Buffalo, his replacements showed the short-term outlook may be brighter than fans expected.’
Archives for October 15, 2021
Mike Harrington: In stellar opener, the connection was back between Sabres and fans
‘The announced attendance of 8,467 was the smallest for an opener in the building’s history. But props to those of you who came. You made such a difference and you got rewarded with a 5-1 crunching of shell-of-itself Stanley Cup finalist Montreal.’
Exciting win over Canadiens shows Sabres buying into Don Granato’s plan
‘“We are a team that are young, can skate fast and are going to make mistakes,” Anderson said. “But they’re going to do it out of passion. And I think we’ve got a little bit naiveness right now, too, where we’re just going out there and playing what we’re told to do and reading and reacting.”’
Sabres notes: Arttu Ruotsalainen sits out opener; Rene Robert honored
‘In Ruotsalainen, they sat out one their most intriguing young forwards. The Finn, 23, enjoyed regular duty over the final month last season, compiling five goals and six points in 17 games.’
Sabres dominate Canadiens, seize opening night win with ease
‘The 8,647 fans in attendance on Tuesday night enjoyed an exciting show put on by the youthful Sabres. Those who decided not to make the trip were left wishing they did.’
Very young Sabers in the center
‘”Yes, that will be a challenge,” noted Don Granato, head coach of the Sabers. We all know that there are a lot of responsibilities for centers in the NHL. They need to help our defenders in many situations and they have to pay attention to many details. But we also have options. Zemgus Girgensons can play center, as can Arttu Ruotsalainen.”‘
Mission (almost) impossible
‘This is the first wave of the power play. The second wave is made up of players who probably weren’t drafted very early in your pool: Rasmus Asplund, Jacob Bryson and Colin Miller, to name a few.’
Friday’s Montreal Coverage
Poor special teams sink Canadiens’ chances in Buffalo blowout (Montreal Gazette)
In the Habs’ Room: ‘We have to show up and compete,’ Jeff Petry says (Montreal Gazette)
About Last Night: Special teams struggle for Habs in 5-1 loss to Sabres (Montreal Gazette)
The disoriented hospital (Journal de Montreal)
Pathetic (Journal de Montreal)
Don’t panic but … (Journal de Montreal)
“We gave them an easy game” -Jeff Petry (Journal de Montreal)
Very young Sabers in the center (Journal de Montreal)
The float behind the head (La Presse)
Mission (almost) impossible (La Presse)
Beatdown in Buffalo, slow start to season leaves Canadiens concerned (Sportsnet)
Really not the start of the season hoped for for the Canadian (RDS)
Montembeault and the Canadian bullied 5-1 by the Sabers in Buffalo (Radio Canada)
Already a little alarm bell (Radio Canada)
Call of the Wilde: Sabres dominate Montreal Canadiens 5-1 in Buffalo home opener (Global News)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
MTL@BUF: Game Recap (Canadiens.com)
Photo gallery (Buffalo News)
Sabres, minus Eichel, open season with 5-1 rout of Canadiens
‘“We are a team that’s young, can skate fast and is going to make mistakes, but they’re going to do it out of passion,” he added. “I think we’ve got a little bit of naiveness right now, too, where we’re just going out there and playing what we’re told to do.”’
Sabres begin season with resounding win over Montreal
‘Buffalo used special teams as a catalyst to their success with three power play goals against the Canadiens.’