Hope everyone is doing alright. The games of last weekend seems to have left Sabre nation shocked and awed. Those were two very bad defeats and it hurt. We then got the long lay off to dwell on what a real beat down got laid on the team. After the high hopes of a new season, new coach and new players to really lay an egg like that, and get physically beaten down like that was a super downer. There is no denying the fact that those defeats hurt.
Yet, to keep things in perspective, they were only two games. No need to start speculating on who the number one pick in draft is...yet. No reason this should become a tank season. It's way to early to let defeatism take hold. The team must make some excuses for why they were not ready and get their act together, win some games and make this a season we can get excited about.
* New Jersey was not good last year in standings, but they always play well against us. Maybe it was a match up thing
* The team chemistry isn't there yet with a lot of new players
* They just were not ready for season, but this wake up call will get them going.
* Seemed to me the veteran players--like the "bottom six" played better than the younger player, hopefully the kids will get up to speed soon
Nothing cures the hockey blues like winning and the Sabres better figure this out soon.
Go Sabres!