A mere 24 hours after their ugly season-opening performance against the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals, the Black and Gold came out flying against 2018 top overall pick Rasmus Dahlin and the upstart Buffalo Sabres.
“We all knew to a man — from the coaching staff on down — that we weren’t good enough last night. So we needed to be better tonight, and we were,” head coach Bruce Cassidy said. “Guys who led, led and the followers, followed. So that’s kind of the way we scripted, and it worked for us tonight.”
Here is what we learned as Cassidy and company began Atlantic Division play with a 4-0 victory at KeyBank Center Thursday night.