When the Buffalo Sabres host the New Jersey Devils tonight in the first game of a home-and-home set, there could be well over a hundred points worth of offense sitting on the sidelines.
That’s just the way the season has started out for the Sabres, who lost Jack Eichel on the day before opening night saw Evander Kane crack a few ribs during the team’s home opener.
Saying this team has experienced a bit of bad luck is the king of all understatements.
Compounding Buffalo’s problem is the fact that alternate captain Ryan O’Reilly missed games against Boston and Ottawa, and Tyler Ennis got injured in the game in Boston.