‘The Buffalo Sabres are getting really good at starting games slow. On Saturday they failed to get a win after giving up the first goal of the game — something they’ve done in their last two contests. In the first 20 minutes the Sabres had only eight shots on net, and while they’ve unquestionably had worse periods this season, it just looked like they were tired — which to a certain extent is understandable. However, that can’t be an excuse — because the Hurricanes also played on Friday night.’