Now that your attention has been grabbed, the Lindy Ruff suggestion is more of a half-joke. However, Phil Housley has had almost two seasons to work through the rebuild, figure out lines and pairings, and give his best guys the most ice time. Those best guys do not include Marco Scandella (who is seen too often on the power play and somehow gets ice time over a scratched Lawrence Pilut), Vladimir Sobotka, and Kyle Okposo - to name a few.
Today, there is an especially dark cloud that hangs over Buffalo fans after a disturbing start to the Sabres’ west coast road trip.