On the heels of a tough overtime loss in Calgary, where the Buffalo Sabres blew two 3rd period leads to the Flames and failed to hit .500 for the first time in 3 years, a litmus test arrived tonight for the team against the Vancouver Canucks. How would this young, freshly rebuilt Sabres squad respond?
I had hoped to see the Sabres facing a familiar face in Ryan Miller tonight, but that was not to be. The first period was, to put it bluntly, very bland and boring.
The lackluster and timid play by both sides continued into the second period.