Sabres need to step it up. NJ is fast and they forecheck. Sabres breakouts need to be crisper and they need to get pucks deeper and create traffic in front of the net.
They know what Lyon is. He is a 1B/2, and they know they need to keep him fresh to get the most of out of him.
They are still undecided between UPL and Ellis, or it might come down to which one makes a better trade?