As the Buffalo Sabres fall to a record of 2-2-0 this season, there is still no reason to panic. They got outworked in the first period, showed dominance in the second, and hand plenty of chances in the third. The Sabres continuously drew penalties (multiple drawn by Jeff Skinner) but just could not capitalize at the right times.
Tonight’s game was highlighted by some sloppy defensive play. The return of Johan Larsson did not seem to help this as he was a -2 by the end of the night. Buffalo seemed to be running around the ice in their own zone, and couldn’t penetrate through at the right times, something a player like Remi Elie could have helped with a lot, so seeing Larsson played over him was a disappointment.