Posts About "Phil Housley"
Eichel on Fire as Winter Classic Arrives
December 31st, 2017 Jack Eichel is back. He’s playing like a superstar, raising his teammates’ games, and talking like a captain. Since Dec. 15, Eichel has seven goals and four assists for 11 points in six games. He has eight goals and eight assists for 16 points in his last 12 games. For the season, he now has 15 goals and 20 assists for 35 points...
Sabres Fans Know a Turd When They See One
December 18th, 2017 If you’re wearing rose-colored glasses, the Buffalo Sabres have points in five of the last six games. But the majority of fans of the Blue and Gold, have noticed that they’ve lost four of their last five (1-1-3) and 15 of their last 18 games. In games that have not been settled in regulation this year, the team is 1-7. They’re...
Good Luck Selling Patience in Buffalo
December 4th, 2017 And the misery continues. The Buffalo Sabres lost both ends of their home-and-home series this weekend with the Pittsburgh Penguins. They’ve now dropped four straight and have won just a single game of their last 12. The Sabres sport a dismal record of 6-17-4 for the season. Of their six wins, only five are in regulation. In cold,...
Off the Crossbar: Sabres Need George Costanza
November 30th, 2017 The losses keep piling up for the Sabres. After 25 games, Buffalo is officially tied for dead last in the league with a record of 6-15-4. The team is in the express lane to the golf course - its seventh consecutive season without seeing postseason action. They’ve become boring, depressing and unwatchable. The atmosphere in KeyBank...
Sabres Lacking Leadership
November 27th, 2017 Take a moment and think about the great captains in NHL history. Players like Steve Yzerman, Mark Messier, and Joe Sakic probably come to mind, but what made them great leaders? Perhaps it was their skill level, or maybe they were just natural motivators. Very few men have had the chance to share a locker room with one of the...
Sabres Win 'Statement Game' Against Oilers
November 25th, 2017 Finally, a win. Sabre fans, it’s ok to exhale. The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 3-1, on Friday night. It was the team's first win at KeyBank Center since defeating the Washington Capitals by the same score on Nov. 7. A sellout crowd in Buffalo got a post-Thanksgiving treat. While the game was a matchup between...
The Sky is Still Falling in Buffalo
November 17th, 2017 Groan. Crash! Thunk! Yesterday marked the 21-year anniversary of the 20-ton, 23-foot high Jumbotron crashing down to the ice in the Sabre’s new venue, Marine Midland Arena. The electronic scoreboard became a mangled mess of metal, plastic, and lights. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The incident occurred roughly 90...
Sabres Secondary Scoring Starting to Simmer
November 10th, 2017 So far this season, the only line consistently producing for the Sabres has been that of Evander Kane, Jack Eichel and Jason Pominville. But, after a bit of shuffling by coach Phil Housley, it appears he’s awakened or at last nudged the Sabres’ dormant offense. The new line of Benoit Pouliot, Ryan O’Reilly, and Kyle Okposo...
Sabres Already out of the Playoff Hunt?
October 26th, 2017 The exciting part about a new season is that it resets every team. Win and loss columns are all brought back to zero. Each team is full of potential and hope. But slow starts out of the gate can kill a team. Failing to be even a mediocre team can be deadly in the NHL. Points in October mean as much as those available in March. With...
Off the Crossbar: Isles & Sabres Petition to Decline Power Plays
October 24th, 2017 Drastic times call for drastic measures. The Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders power play units are so inept this year that general managers Jason Botterill and Garth Snow have appealed to League Commissioner Gary Bettman for permission to decline penalties called against their opponents. “We’re better off playing...
Silver Linings to Sabres’ Sluggish Start
October 23rd, 2017 Between the horrendous turnovers and atrocious giveaways, amid the troublesome lack of effort and inept passes, and lost in the avalanche of losses, there are actually a few positives to build on with the Buffalo Sabres. Getting overshadowed by the all of this are the performances of Jack Eichel, Evander Kane, and Jason...
Sabres: Love Them, Hate Them or Both
October 16th, 2017 The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Anaheim Ducks Sunday night, 3-1 for their first win of the season. On one hand, the goose egg in the win column is officially gone; the monkey is off their back. Phil Housley has his first win as a head coach. After being called up from Rochester, Justin Bailey infused energy and speed into the lineup,...
Restlessness in Buffalo
October 12th, 2017 The sky isn’t falling in Buffalo. It’s not time to panic. Then again, that all depends on your expectations. If you thought players brought together who were jettisoned by other teams, deemed expendable and not part of their future, would somehow flourish in the birthplace of chicken wings, you were a cockeyed optimist. If you...
