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Archives for February 1, 2025

Mike Harrington: On Rob Ray's night, it was good to see Sabres' hard work produce a win

'So it was important to see them Sabres get tougher, especially mentally, and pull out a 4-3 win over Nashville. It was a game they quickly led, 2-0, in the first nine minutes, gave up the next three goals and finally pulled out on red-hot Jiri Kulich's second goal of the night with 2:04 left.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: On Rob Ray’s night, it was good to see Sabres’ hard work produce a win

Buffalo News |

Sabres prospect Noah Ostlund embracing coaches' directive to start cheating for offense

'Ostlund has the skill and intelligence to produce more than the three goals and eight points that he totaled through 20 games entering a matchup with the Syracuse Crunch on Friday night. His performance in NHL preseason games proved that he’s a dynamic playmaker with the puck, even when he was on the ice against some of the best players in the world.' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Noah Ostlund embracing coaches’ directive to start cheating for offense

Buffalo News |

Sabres legend Rob Ray developed into much more than fighter

'“Robby was a really good skater,” said John Van Boxmeer, Ray’s coach with the Rochester Americans. “He had really good speed. At 220 pounds, he could hit you. There’s a lot of players that are fighters that all they can do is if somebody cheap shots a player on their team, they can go out and fight. But Ray would agitate the opposition – “He’d run over you all night long and … [Read more...] about Sabres legend Rob Ray developed into much more than fighter

Olean Times Herald |

Saturday's Nashville Coverage

Nashville Predators lose third straight, fall 4-3 to Buffalo Sabres (Nashville Tennessean) The Nashville Predators' power play goes cold, other takeaways from 4-3 loss to Buffalo (Nashville Tennessean) Preds Start Back-to-Back With Loss in Buffalo (NashvillePredators.com) Photo gallery 1 (Sabres.com) Photo gallery 2 (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Nashville Coverage

SabreSpace.com |

Opinion: Sabres lost their lead, but battled back to beat Nashville

'In many losses this season the Sabres faded in the third period, but on Friday, they had determination which led to very few errors. The persistence paid off as JJ Peterka led a 3-on-2 up ice. He dished off to Tage Thompson on the right wall and kept coming hard up the middle taking a defenseman with him. That gave Thompson room to find a streaking Jiri Kulich coming up the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres lost their lead, but battled back to beat Nashville

WGR-AM |

Rob Ray becomes 44th member of Sabres Hall of Fame

'"'Boxy' [head coach John Van Boxmeer] gave me the greatest advice on what I need to do to become an NHL player. He told me, at the time, what the Sabres wanted, and he was right. 446 minutes in penalties, 46 fighting majors in my first season in the American Hockey League kind of set the stage for my future career. So thank you to 'Boxy' for that great information," said Ray … [Read more...] about Rob Ray becomes 44th member of Sabres Hall of Fame

WGR-AM |

Adams ahead of Rob Ray's induction into Sabres Hall of Fame: ''Rayzor' deserves this'

'"It’ll be special, and I know it means a lot to him," said Adams on Friday when joining "Schopp and the Bulldog" on WGR. "A little bit of a ceremony this morning, and you could see it in his eyes. He’s a tough guy, but I don’t care how tough you are, it's emotional."' … [Read more...] about Adams ahead of Rob Ray’s induction into Sabres Hall of Fame: ”Rayzor’ deserves this’

WGR-AM |