‘Sabres coach Lindy Ruff praised Gerbe after the game. “He’s one of the players we think could play for us down the road,” Ruff said. “He’s got good speed, a good shot. Pound for pound, he may be one of our strongest players. In one-on-one confrontations, he doesn’t go down very often. It’s not easy to play against a player like that, for the simple reason that a defenceman doesn’t have leverage against him.”’