‘”You had to battle, everything was hard. And our guys found a way to battle,” Granato said after the Sabres were outshot, 41-24. “It wasn’t pretty and ‘UPL’ was outstanding. We had a lot of frustration and points of frustration and a lot of things we can look at that from that side. But we also had a lot of really good things, which is exciting.”‘
Archives for January 2, 2022
Don Granato returns from Covid protcol to take his spot behind Sabres’ bench
‘”The symptoms I had the morning and day after I took the last vaccine were much more severe than I experienced through this,” Granato said. “Basically I didn’t feel much. I was a little lethargic maybe for a day and then ready to go. And so I’m pretty excited to be back and extremely excited and grateful. I feel very, very sure that the vaccination did its work for me.”‘
Peyton Krebs’ nifty assist creates Alex Tuch’s first goal with Sabres
‘“I thought he was gonna see me at first and then he held onto it,” said Tuch, whose goal put the Sabres up 3-1 19:11 into the second period. “I’m like, ‘OK, I know what he’s gonna do with it next.’ I’ve seen him do it in practice. That backhand pass is lethal. He’s not even looking, he’s got everyone else looking in the wrong direction and he found me wide open. I thought he had everyone – not only on the ice, but in the stands, the cameras even – looking that way.’
Sabres notes: Don Granato leaves NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, travels to Boston
‘When Granato received clearance, he hopped on a morning flight and made it to Boston in time for the Sabres’ 1:08 p.m. faceoff.’
Sunday’s Boston Coverage
Charlie Coyle’s overtime goal gives Bruins win in first game after long layoff (Boston Globe)
Nick Foligno makes critical contribution with his first goal as a Bruin (Boston Globe)
Bruins come back to beat Sabres in OT (Boston Herald)
Bruins Notebook: Nick Foligno finally cashes in (Boston Herald)
Hurley-Burly: Bruins Foligno resolves for bigger goals in 2022 (Lowell Sun)
Bruins Wrap: Charlie Coyle Lifts Boston To 4-3 Overtime Win Vs. Sabres (NESN)
Bruins Notes: How Nick Foligno Provided ‘Positive Presence’ In Overtime Win (NESN)
How Bruce Cassidy Felt About Bruins’ Line Changes After Win Vs. Sabres (NESN)
Bruins’ New Year’s plan (belatedly) comes together in win over Sabres (WEEI-FM)
Bruins finally get back to work, pull off comeback win over Sabres (WBZ-FM)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Coyle gets OT winner as Bruins rally past Sabres, 4-3
‘“We had a lot of guys come up good tonight,” he said, mentioning both Skinner and Hinostroza. “We have a lot of frustration, but a lot of things on the good side.”’
Sabres could not hold lead, fall to Boston in overtime
‘The Bruins scored a pair of goals in less than a minute and a half to tie the Sabres 3-3 early in the third period. Nick Foligno’s first goal with Boston trimmed the team’s deficit back to a goal, 3-2, the ex-Sabre Taylor Hall notched his sixth goal of the year to even the score.’
Opinion: The Sabres blow a two-goal third period lead and lose in overtime to Boston.
‘Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stole Buffalo a point making 37 saves, with the last goal seeing Charlie Coyle allowed to walk right down the slot with nobody around. Jeff Skinner, who should NEVER be on the ice 3-on-3 was slow and soft on Brad Marchand along the wall and Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin got mixed up in coverage.’
Buffalo Sabres blow 3-1 lead to Boston Bruins; lose 4-3 in overtime despite Alex Tuch’s first goal
‘The Sabres were outshot 41-24 and have now lost four games in a row.’
JJ Peterka among four players reassigned from Buffalo Sabres to Rochester Americans
‘Defenseman Oskari Laaksonen and forwards Brandon Biro and Arttu Ruotsalainen have also been reassigned to Rochester.’