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- Us neither.
- But that’s only the first half of the Sabres’ next five games. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOnce they finish up with the Islanders game, the Sabres will play the Los Angeles Kings, Canadiens (again) and Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Again (and with due respect to the Penguins), that’s nine games out of 10 that the Sabres get an opponent who could beat them. That means, between now and then – ‘then’ being three weeks from today,– the Sabres could find themselves either in a top-three position in the Atlantic Division, or they could be in the basement of the Eastern conference once again.
- The difference between being a playoff team and a non-playoff team is razor-thin, and that’s why every game counts. The Sabres will need to produce about 14 standings points out of 20 points available to them in their next 10 games.
- Anything less than that, and there’s room for competing teams to leapfrog them in the standings. Sabres Get Massive Night From Thompson In Win Over Habs – And That's What They Need More Of Sabres Get Massive Night From Thompson In Win Over Habs – And That's What They Need More Of Buffalo Sabres star winger Tage Thompson had a season-best performance against the Montreal Canadiens.
