'The drab performance conjures some dark overtones for the Sabres. Six straight losses gets them nearly halfway to the 13-game winless streak they rang up in December, with the next eight games all against teams currently in playoff spots or within three points of one.' … [Read more...] about Sabres takeaways: Self-pity can’t grow in wake of deadline as another winless streak blooms
Archives for March 9, 2025
Lance Lysowski: Josh Norris is a 'very good player,' but are the Sabres better?
'Their team defense and goaltending were wildly inconsistent. Their special teams were detrimental. Lindy Ruff’s hard practices fixed the Sabres’ problematic first periods, but they struggled to protect leads. While Adams and his staff deliberated, other general managers’ inquiries revealed whom on the roster had the value to bring a different type of impact player to Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Lance Lysowski: Josh Norris is a ‘very good player,’ but are the Sabres better?
Inside the NHL: Sabres' big deadline move shows Kevyn Adams is getting a last chance from Terry Pegula
'Adams deserves to be shown the gate for this season and the entire town knows it. There’s no excuse for this roster to be last in the East, and it will forever rate as one of the biggest groups of underachievers in franchise history.' … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: Sabres’ big deadline move shows Kevyn Adams is getting a last chance from Terry Pegula
Sabres’ Kevyn Adams not interested in trading JJ Peterka; Buffalo makes recalls from Rochester
'“We’re going to sit down after the season, we’ll get to his agent immediately, say, ‘OK, where do we go from here?’” Adams said. “I just think he’s one our core young guys. We need to him to continue to get better, and we need to make sure that we’re also explaining to him how we’re going to make the team better.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kevyn Adams not interested in trading JJ Peterka; Buffalo makes recalls from Rochester
Sunday's Florida Coverage
Vanecek stellar in Panthers debut, shutting out Sabres for Florida’s sixth straight win (Miami Herald) ‘Excited to have him on our side’: Panthers react to trade that brought Brad Marchand to Florida (Miami Herald) Vitek Vanecek earns ‘Van-ny!’ chants from Florida fans in strong Panthers debut (AP) Recap: Panthers 4, Sabres 0 (FloridaPanthers.com) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Florida Coverage
Vitek Vanecek stops 21 shots in Florida debut, Panthers blank Sabres 4-0 for sixth straight win
'Buffalo could not get much going on offense despite entering the game with the the 11th-ranked offense in the NHL at 3.18 goals per game. The Sabres have been outscored 28-14 during their losing streak.' … [Read more...] about Vitek Vanecek stops 21 shots in Florida debut, Panthers blank Sabres 4-0 for sixth straight win
Sabres blanked in Sunrise
'New faces, same result for the Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blanked in Sunrise
Opinion: Sabres lose to Vitek Vanecek for the 11th time in 14 games
'Trailing 3-0 in the third period there was zero urgency as the Sabres got outshot 12-3 and took nine minutes to get their first shot of the period.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres lose to Vitek Vanecek for the 11th time in 14 games
Vanecek shuts out Sabres in debut, Panthers win 6th straight game
'“We didn’t take advantage of some of the plays we made,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “We had a 2-on-1, 3-on-1 … we had the opportunities to stay right in the game. They were being overaggressive and we created the opportunities.”' … [Read more...] about Vanecek shuts out Sabres in debut, Panthers win 6th straight game
'Excited to be here' | Norris embracing fresh start with Sabres
'“It was a weird day yesterday for sure, a lot of hard goodbyes in Ottawa,” Norris said. “But I’m really excited to be here. It’s always a team that’s not easy to play against when they’re clicking, and they have a lot of really good pieces. I’m just excited to get going here. It’s a fresh start for me and like I said, I’m really excited to be here.”' … [Read more...] about ‘Excited to be here’ | Norris embracing fresh start with Sabres
Sabres shut out by Panthers in road trip finale
'“That’s a good hockey team on the other side,” Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson said. “They obviously had their chances. But I think we had some chances, too. … You bury a couple of those chances, it’s a different ballgame. Obviously we didn’t.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out by Panthers in road trip finale
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Joshua Roy decisive for the Rocket, David Reinbacher rests (Journal de Montreal) Amerks drop 2-1 heartbreaker in Laval (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage