Another two weeks have gone by and the downward trend has continued for the Buffalo Sabres. They have not only fallen below where they were at the beginning of the ten game win streak, but have also hit their worst empirical point projection this season.
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Buffalo is now outside looking in. And although this is where many thought they would be, the winning streak bumped that expectations bar into playoff range. If the team wants to hit those expectations, they are quickly running out of time.