‘“Anybody who’s been here a long time, whether it be staff, whether it be players, has endured a lot,” Sabres right wing Beck Malenstyn said. “There’s been some hard, trying times, a lot of different conversations, a lot of different people and pieces that have come in and out. It’s just a testament to how hard he has worked. How he’s stuck with it. He’s stayed loyal to this team and to this city, as have other guys, and to see that, to see the appreciation that people have for him being here, for working for everything? He’s our leader.””