‘Having experienced so much losing, being a part of a Sabres’ revival would be special. “I want to be here for everything,” said Okposo, whose contract expires after next season. “I’ve been here for the bad, I want to be here for laying a foundation to get us into the next phase of where we’re going to be, which is a good team, and I know it. I don’t know when it’s going to be, but we’re going to do it the right way, and when I’m gone, I’m hoping that the guys in there will have learned something, learned how to prepare every day, and the culture won’t be something they ever have to talk about.”’