‘But the fact Ruff would move one of his top players to a new position shows the Sabres, with their tenuous grip on ninth place, need to patch together a defense for the stretch run. The Sabres now have to make due without their two top puck-moving defensemen – Jaroslav Spacek and Dmitri Kalinin – both of whom were injured in the 3-2 shootout loss to the Rangers on Monday.’