Archives for April 5, 2025

'“Nothing but good, the way he’s played, the way he’s defended while he’s operated with the puck,” the Ruff said. “He’s put together a real good year. I think it’s just a player finding his path and he feels comfortable. It’s a hard league to play in, but he’s progressed, and he’s pushed himself to where he’s become one of the top players down there.”' … [Read more...] about Red-hot in Rochester, Sabres give Noah Ostlund, 21, his first NHL call

'A week after that dinner, on the night that Gretzky broke the record instead, Perreault had a hat trick that staked the Sabres to a 3-1 lead. The old lion roared – and then, after the Edmonton Oilers had tied it, 3-3, their young lion roared back.' … [Read more...] about Erik Brady: Ovechkin’s chase of Gretzky recalls Gretzky’s chase of Esposito – in Buffalo