Sabres confident they'll bounce back against Senators
By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - With the Buffalo Sabres facing renewed criticism after their latest sub-par playoff performance, goalie Ryan Miller shrugged his shoulders and offered some perspective.
"The sky hasn't fallen in yet, has it?" Miller said after practice Friday. "It wouldn't be the Sabres if we didn't do it the hard way."
For a team whose lone objective when the season began was winning the Stanley Cup, the Sabres sure haven't made things look easy.
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"It's one game," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "I know it's tough. It doesn't sit well with anybody. ... We haven't reacted with a lot of moxie. But we've been able to bounce back."
The Sabres are accustomed to dealing with adversity. They led the league with 53 regular-season wins despite at one point missing seven players to injuries. And then there was last postseason, when Buffalo overcame the loss of five regulars to come within a win of reaching the Stanley Cup finals.
"We've risen to a lot of challenges along the way," co-captain Chris Drury said. "I think guys understand what tomorrow means."
By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - With the Buffalo Sabres facing renewed criticism after their latest sub-par playoff performance, goalie Ryan Miller shrugged his shoulders and offered some perspective.
"The sky hasn't fallen in yet, has it?" Miller said after practice Friday. "It wouldn't be the Sabres if we didn't do it the hard way."
For a team whose lone objective when the season began was winning the Stanley Cup, the Sabres sure haven't made things look easy.
....
"It's one game," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "I know it's tough. It doesn't sit well with anybody. ... We haven't reacted with a lot of moxie. But we've been able to bounce back."
The Sabres are accustomed to dealing with adversity. They led the league with 53 regular-season wins despite at one point missing seven players to injuries. And then there was last postseason, when Buffalo overcame the loss of five regulars to come within a win of reaching the Stanley Cup finals.
"We've risen to a lot of challenges along the way," co-captain Chris Drury said. "I think guys understand what tomorrow means."
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