Posts About "Phil Housley"
Sabres Can't Buy a Goal
March 26th, 2019 After the game in the locker room, Jack Eichel sat in his stall, pads and skates still on, sweat still dripping down his neck. He stared straight ahead but his shoulders drooped. The Buffalo Sabres captain was ready and willing to answer questions from the media. Instead, the microphones and cameras took turns, herding around Evan...
Phil Housley’s Seat Is Red Hot
March 15th, 2019 The Buffalo Sabres' post-game answers have become as cliché as they get. The excuses flow faster than outlet passes from their zone. The blank stares match their scoreboard total. There's talk about adding jam to their game. Competing. Digging deeper. It’s a broken record. “I don’t know what else to do. I don’t know what to...
Sabres Need More Than a Fired up Bogosian
February 18th, 2019 Two days after Buffalo Sabres head coach Phil Housley called his team soft, following a 6-2 drubbing at the hands of the New York Rangers, they had a chance to respond on the ice. Many expected – if not hoped – for them to play a passionate, physical game filled with desperation and urgency to start their three-day road trip with a...
Housley Calls Out Sabres as Soft
February 16th, 2019 This season was supposed to be different. From the top to bottom, from Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill to Zemgus Girgensons and everywhere in between, this season was all about 'actions speaking louder than words.' It was the team's marketing slogan, brimming with hope. When all was said and the doors were slammed...
Sabres Struggling to Find Playoff Mode
February 11th, 2019 Forget about the second week in April, the Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs right now. Sure, technically they’ve only played 55 contests of an 82-game schedule. Yep, they currently sit two points outside of the final wild-card spot in the standings. And admittedly, they’re the owners of the worst record in the league since the...
Sabres Latest Loss a Wake-Up Call
December 10th, 2018 Two weeks ago, the buzz surrounding the Buffalo Sabres was the highest it had been in over a decade. The team had just won their tenth consecutive game and it appeared that a playoff run was not only a possibility but a likelihood. For the first time in a long time, spectators at KeyBank Center were engaged and the Sabres...