'“It stinks. Plain and simple,” said winger Alex Tuch. “Honestly. There’s no sugarcoating. We’ve had multiple chances. If you can’t win more than three in a row, you’re probably not going to be in the playoffs.”' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: There’s no runway left for Sabres after disastrous start grounds them vs. Red Wings
Archives for April 8, 2024
Monday's Detroit Coverage
Red Wings stay in playoff race with hot start, 'big win' over Sabres (Detroit News) Alex Lyon living in moment during Red Wings' playoff push (Detroit News) Wojo: Detroit Red Wings' playoff push is real and rare, like an eclipse (Detroit News) Photo gallery (Detroit News) Detroit Red Wings hold on after hot start for critical win over Buffalo Sabres, 3-1 (Detroit Free … [Read more...] about Monday’s Detroit Coverage
Red Wings use 3-goal first period to surge past Sabres 3-1
'“It’s tough, because you build a game plan and then they get one and we let it turn into two and into three,” Thompson said. “Now we’re in a hole, and it is tough when you are behind and trying to chase your way back into the game.”' … [Read more...] about Red Wings use 3-goal first period to surge past Sabres 3-1
Sabres drop a crucial game in Detroit
'The home side opened the scoring on their first shot, less than a minute in. After some early opportunities for the Sabres following a forced turnover, forward Lucas Raymond came down and wired the opening goal past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen just 53-seconds in.' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop a crucial game in Detroit
Opinion: The Sabres blow another chance when they were getting close to the playoffs
'More than once the Sabres have gotten themselves back into the playoff race and each and every time, they buckled under the pressure.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres blow another chance when they were getting close to the playoffs
Red Wings start fast, defeat Sabres to move into playoff position
'"You see a lot of games where you put that many pucks on the net and a bunch bounce in for you," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "There were a lot of pucks that the goaltender never saw and hit him. We had chances, but we needed one to go in."' … [Read more...] about Red Wings start fast, defeat Sabres to move into playoff position
Sabres unable to overcome early deficit in loss to Red Wings
'“Just trying to make too many cute plays,” Thompson said. “We came in, we talked about (how) we wanted to play a direct, hard game, make their D turn around and go get the puck. I thought when we did that, that’s when we had our O-zone (time).' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to overcome early deficit in loss to Red Wings
Monday's Rochester Coverage
Sunday notebook: Amerks suddenly in hunt for division title (TheAHL.com) Amerks outlast Islanders in shootout for sixth straight win (Amerks.com) Recap: Americans 5, Islanders 4 (SO) (BridgeportIslanders.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage