PLAYERS:
Ryan Miller,
Thomas Vanek,
Tyler Myers,
Steve Ott
TEAMS: Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders
TEAMS: Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders
Ryan Miller has made known his anger with the team’s performance(Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)
This past Wednesday, the 2013 season had hit a month old for the the Buffalo Sabres, though it doesn’t feel like it’s only been a month.
The team is 6-12-1 on the year, and is in last place in the Eastern Conference; 29th in the NHL. Needless to say, it hasn’t been the start the team has envisioned. Yet, before their game against the New York Islanders on Saturday night, there had yet to be any sort of frustration or sense of urgency shown by the team other than when Ryan Miller lashed out after the team’s 4-3 loss to the Penguins a week ago.
After the embarrassing 4-0 loss at the hands of New York, it seems like that frustration has finally set in with more members of the team.
“Obviously we’re frustrated,” Thomas Vanek said. “You can’t look at it, 4-0, that we played well. Again, we’re a good team right now that finds a really dumb way to lose.”
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