Getting tired, but no tired excuses
This stretch of game-practice-game-practice-game has to be wearing on the Sabres. It's probably the No. 1 reason they are making mental mistakes, but they want no part of it.
"It's tiring, but this stretch is something that you just have to dig in as a hockey player," center Paul Gaustad said today. "We can't give any excuses, physically or mentally. We're getting the rest that we need. We just need to go out and execute in the games."
The Sabres didn't skate today, so they should have no fatigue matters Tuesday when the face the Flyers in Philadelphia. Though it's a huge game, no doubt, it's not a make-or-break yet. Who knows what happens in the 15 games after? The Flyers (or Sabres) could go on another 10-game winless streak and make this just another game.
That said, another poor effort could foreshadow what will happen in the final 15.
---John Vogl
