‘The Buffalo Sabres defenseman, therefore, must be smarting because he led the NHL with 30 blocked shots heading into Thursday night’s games. “Guys can shoot the puck pretty hard at this level,” McKee said. “I’ve got a bruise right now the size of a large orange on my knee from a Jaromir Jagr shot. But you don’t think about it when you’re out there. You just focus on what you have to do. It’s after the game that you realize the pain it causes you, but it’s never enough to keep you out of the lineup.”‘