'“We used our skill to create stuff but we didn’t get the rebounds, we didn’t get to the net front, we didn’t get the gritty stuff,” Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin said. “So our skill was there, not our work.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres display skill, not enough work, in loss; Peyton Krebs scratched
Archives for November 2023
Sabres send prospect Matt Savoie back to junior team
'As a teenager whose rights are owned by a Canadian Hockey League team, Savoie can’t play regularly in the AHL until his junior season ends. The Sabres tried to get him an exemption from the Western Hockey League because he played parts of four seasons with the Winnipeg Ice. His first year, however, he was loaned to the Ice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send prospect Matt Savoie back to junior team
Sunday's Pittsburgh Covergae
Tristan Jarry returns and the Penguins keep rolling, beating the Sabres for their 4th straight win (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Tristan Jarry returns from injury as the Penguins shut out the Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Jarry slams the door on Sabres, Pens win 4th straight game (KDKA-FM) Four Goals (and None Against) Lead to Fourth Straight Victory … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Pittsburgh Covergae
Karlsson and Malkin score as Jarry records shutout with Penguins 4-0 win over Sabres
'“I thought they did a good job of clearing second opportunities,” Sabres captain Kyle Okposo said. “We obviously didn’t do enough to score tonight.”' … [Read more...] about Karlsson and Malkin score as Jarry records shutout with Penguins 4-0 win over Sabres
Sabres shut out in Pittsburgh
'The opening period was almost a scoreless one, until Penguins star forward Evgeni Malkin scored from a seemingly impossible angle below the goal line. Malkin banked the game's first goal in off the back of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen with just a minute to play in the frame to give Pittsburgh the 1-0 edge.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out in Pittsburgh
Sabres get shots, but can't score on Pittsburgh
'One thing I didn’t think worked at all and I think hurt this team is Granato only kept one line together which was the Tage Thompson line. They dressed 11 forwards and many shifts, a different combination of three came over the boards. In my mind it’s impossible to get a flow going when things change every shift.' … [Read more...] about Sabres get shots, but can’t score on Pittsburgh
Sabres send Matt Savoie back to juniors
'Benson could join Savoie out west in time. He is currently on injured reserve with an upper-body injury, and could receive a conditioning assignment in the AHL after that. But with six NHL games played, he can be in the lineup three times more before burning the first year of his entry-level contract. A WHL assignment would likely come after World Juniors.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send Matt Savoie back to juniors
Jarry makes 35 saves, Penguins shut out Sabres for 4th straight win
'"Simplifying is easy to say, a little more challenging for us to execute,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “We could've executed things a little more simple, more direct. When the puck's going to the net, get there, get more traffic there. Anticipate or read that as a group. There were moments that we did, but not consistently enough. You don't score, you don't win."' … [Read more...] about Jarry makes 35 saves, Penguins shut out Sabres for 4th straight win
Sabres close out back-to-back set with loss to Penguins
'“I feel like we had a lot of chances to score tonight, [but] didn’t. It’s just kind of one of those things when you’ve got to find a way to get one by him—by Jarry. You know, he played really well, and I think that they did a pretty good job clearing second opportunities,” Okposo said. “But yeah, we obviously didn’t do enough to score tonight.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres close out back-to-back set with loss to Penguins
Sabres assign Savoie to Wenatchee of WHL
'Because of the conditioning agreement between the NHL and the Canadian Hockey League, Savoie is ineligible to play in the AHL outside of his conditioning assignment.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Savoie to Wenatchee of WHL
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks come up empty-handed in rematch with Comets (Amerks.com) Comets dominate on Veterans Day (UticaComets.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage
Saturday's Pittsburgh Coverage
Penguins play the Sabres on 3-game win streak (AP) Game Preview: Penguins vs. Sabres (11.11.23) (PittsburghPenguins.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Pittsburgh Coverage
Sabres showcase 'maturity,' find a way to overcome adversity in win over Wild
'JJ Peterka, a second-year winger who turns 22 in January, scored the game-winning goal 3:33 into the third period by skating hard to the net and finishing a spectacular pass by Tage Thompson. Peterka also created the turnover that sprung Jeff Skinner for a breakaway that ended with Skinner giving Buffalo a 2-1 lead late in the second period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres showcase ‘maturity,’ find a way to overcome adversity in win over Wild
Owen Power's first 100 games with Sabres: Production plus enormous potential
'In just his second full NHL season, Power has become an all-situations defender, ranking second among Buffalo blueliners to Rasmus Dahlin in total power-play time and third (behind Erik Johnson and Mattias Samuelsson) in total penalty kill time.' … [Read more...] about Owen Power’s first 100 games with Sabres: Production plus enormous potential
Goalie Devon Levi stars in Sabres’ tight win over Wild: ‘A hell of a gut-check’
'Levi, 21, was a difference-maker Friday, keeping the Sabres in the game as the Wild outplayed them early. As they clung to a one-goal lead with about 2:40 left in the third period, the rookie made a massive save, a point-blank stop on Wild star Kirill Kaprizov.' … [Read more...] about Goalie Devon Levi stars in Sabres’ tight win over Wild: ‘A hell of a gut-check’