The Buffalo Sabres whipped out their excuse thesaurus after Thursday night's unacceptable 3-0 home loss to the struggling St. Louis Blues.
Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin, a preseason Norris Trophy candidate who's been a non-factor most nights during the team's 5-5-4 start, pointed toward the team's long injury list.
"We got new bodies, new guys in new positions," Dahlin told reporters. "We're trying to figure it out. A lot of guys injured. Obviously, don't want to talk about guys who are out, but I think we just got to build our own chemistry, and we have work on it.