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Archives for October 18, 2022

Go West, Sabres: Oilers pose major challenge in opener of rugged trip

'"It will be nice. I always like getting a good road trip in early. It can bring the guys together," Sabres captain Kyle Okposo said. "We'll have a couple of days in Vancouver there we can watch football on Sunday and just kind of hang out. But we're going out there to work. We're going out there to play some really good hockey teams, trying to compete first and foremost. But … [Read more...] about Go West, Sabres: Oilers pose major challenge in opener of rugged trip

Buffalo News |

Sabres Notebook: Don Granato flips lines in practice but will it be that way in Edmonton?

'Alex Tuch was moved to the top line in practice with Jeff Skinner and Tage Thompson, a trio that finished together in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Florida. Victor Olofsson moved off that line to a group with Casey Mittelstadt and Rasmus Asplund. Dylan Cozens was centering JJ Peterka and Vinnie Hinostroza, who was a healthy scratch the first two games, while Zemgus Girgensons was … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Don Granato flips lines in practice but will it be that way in Edmonton?

Buffalo News |

‘Russian bear’ Ilya Lyubushkin gives Sabres’ defense much-needed grit

'“He’s a Russian bear,” captain Kyle Okposo said Monday in KeyBank Center after the Sabres prepared for Tuesday’s road game against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. “We enjoy having him on our side, for sure. He plays a hard game, he plays a heavy game. That’s his game, that’s his job and he does it really well, and it bothers the other team.”' … [Read more...] about ‘Russian bear’ Ilya Lyubushkin gives Sabres’ defense much-needed grit

Olean Times Herald |

Sabres excited for first road trip of 2022-23 season

'“I think just to get in and not complicate things," Thompson said of the power play struggles. "I think we’ve tried to do a little too much and over complicated it. I think we’ve just got to get back to being simple and maybe a little more direct, just having that focus to shoot pucks early and then seams and chances will open up from there. And on the entry too, maybe we have … [Read more...] about Sabres excited for first road trip of 2022-23 season

WGR-AM |

Practice Report | Sabres ready for season's longest road trip

'The Sabres' road trip features four games spanning eight days on the West Coast. Following their meeting with the Oilers, the Sabres stay in Alberta to play the Flames on Thursday, then finish the Western Canada portion of the trip in Vancouver on Saturday. After that, it's back over the border to conclude the trip in Seattle on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | Sabres ready for season’s longest road trip

Sabres.com |