‘“You have to thank the Buffalo Sabres and Seymour and Norty Knox and Scotty Bowman to take that chance on me out of high school where I was sort of unproven,” Housley said before Wednesday’s game. “I was very focused. It was guys like Gilbert Perreault, having Larry Playfair as my first roommate, Lindy Ruff and Mike Ramsey inviting me to come into their house until I got my own place, Mike Foligno. It’s a great core group of leaders who made me comfortable and part of their team.”’