After Sabres coach Phil Housley called his team soft after Friday's loss to the Rangers, the Sabres responded with a good defensive effort. They just couldn't score off the chances they generated.
He was the captain of both the Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens, becoming just the second American-born player ever to become captain of the Canadiens.
Is this finally the breakthrough game the Buffalo Sabres have been looking for? Friday night's 4-3 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils just might have been.
It sure is hard being a Buffalo sports fan especially when your favorite teams seem to do all they can to chase you away. The Buffalo Sabres have started the season with three straight losses and the last two have been horrendous.
Watching games involving the New Jersey Devils are never any fun and I'm sure for the Buffalo Sabres playing against them isn't any fun either. The Devils completed a season sweep against the Sabres with Monday night's 2-1 win in Newark.
It seems the Sabres have to play a perfect game to win a game. And for two periods Friday night at Key Bank Center they did play a perfect game. The Sabres had a 1-0 lead after two periods, but the New Jersey Devils tied it in the third and won it in overtime 2-1 on a penalty shot.