Posts About "Kyle Okposo"
Sabres' Cap Situation: How it Stacks Up
February 25th, 2020 Digging into the Buffalo Sabres' cap situation can explain a lot of things, especially when you put it next to upper echelon teams. Doing this can provide context for why the Sabres are spinning their wheels as they try to improve their roster. Buffalo's Cap Space A quick search on CapFriendly will further explain what I'm...
Former Islanders’ Update: Okposo, Tavares and More
December 25th, 2019 There have been many dark years on Long Island with the New York Islanders. With some poor head coaches as well as a bad general manager this decade, the Islanders hired both Barry Trotz and Lou Lamoriello to change the direction of the team. The Isles have had a lot of players come through over the past 10 seasons. Some of these...
5 Greatest Islanders’ Regular Season Wins This Decade
December 4th, 2019 This past decade of New York Islanders hockey has sort of been what their entire history has been like. They had a couple of strong seasons recently, like their Stanley Cup years in the early 1980s, but were most remembered for poor management and coaching in the early days of John Tavares' tenure. While the Islanders look to be one of...
Sabres: Okposo's Latest Concussion Could Be His Last
November 19th, 2019 The play seemed innocent enough. With roughly five minutes left in the second period, Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo jumped over the boards to replace his man and took a single stride into the action. Hopefully, it won’t be the last stride of his NHL career. Kyle Okposo will be sidelined for a while after suffering yet another...
Sabres’ Okposo out with 4th Concussion in Less Than 3 Years
November 18th, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with his fourth concussion in a little more than 2 1/2 years. The Sabres provided the update in posting their weekly injury report Monday, two days after Okposo was hurt in a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. It happened with five minutes...
Sabres Okposo Suffers Third Concussion
February 20th, 2019 The Buffalo Sabres have announced that forward Kyle Okposo has been diagnosed with a concussion. The Sabres initially reported on Saturday that the winger did not have a concussion. However, the terrible news was feared on Monday morning, when Sabres coach Phil Housley told the media, “Kyle’s back in Buffalo getting further...
NHL News & Notes: Okposo, Ovechkin & More
February 18th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Kyle Okposo is injured and will miss a few games after suffering an upper-body injury, Alex Ovechkin has scored 40 goals once again and the NHL has announced their three stars of the week. Okposo Injured Following Fight The Buffalo Sabres have sent Okposo home for further medical evaluation after the...
3 Sabres Veterans Revitalized for 2018-19
November 26th, 2018 As of right now, the Buffalo Sabres sit in first place in the NHL. Before the start of the season, even the most optimistic of fans wouldn't have expected the team to hold a 16-6-2 record through 24 games. Currently riding a nine-game winning streak, this is the strongest team that the franchise has fielded in over a...
Captain Jack Begins New Sabres Era
October 4th, 2018 Oh captain, my captain. Yesterday in a long-awaited and long-overdue announcement, the Buffalo Sabres named Jack Eichel as their captain for the 2018-19 season. Since the organization selected Eichel second overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, speculation has taken place regarding when the right time would be to bestow him with this...
The Sabres Are Eichel's Team
August 20th, 2018 Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill promised a multitude of changes in the Sabres locker room at his 2017-18 season-ending press conference. Heading into training camp, there are almost a dozen new faces. New to the Sabres are goaltender Carter Hutton, forwards Jeff Skinner, Conor Sheary, Tage Thompson, Patrik Berglund and...
Sabres Need to Add by Subtracting
May 25th, 2018 Jason Botterill has been very busy this offseason, adding a number of young players to the Buffalo Sabres organization. With the likes of Rasmus Asplund, Victor Olofsson, and Lawrence Pilut among others signing with the Sabres, Botterill has flexibility with his roster. The Sabres GM needs to use this flexibility to unload some of the...
Jack Eichel as Captain, Why Wait?
January 29th, 2018 During the offseason, the Buffalo Sabres' captaincy was one of the most fiercely debated topics. A vast majority of the fan base felt that Ryan O'Reilly and Jack Eichel were the only viable options on the roster. O'Reilly supporters cited his veteran experience and leadership ability. Since arriving in Western New York, he has served as...
Is Kyle Okposo Finally Back?
January 22nd, 2018 The Buffalo Sabres have plummeted to last place in the NHL, losing seven of their last eight games. Though the 2017-18 campaign hasn't gone how blue and gold supporters expected, Kyle Okposo's improved play as of late has them breathing a sigh of relief. After an awful start, it seems that his game has finally recovered from the health...
