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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Ron Rolston has little time to worry that his job title with
the Buffalo Sabres is no different than his current place of residence: They're
both temporary.
Having left his wife and two kids behind at home in Rochester, N.Y., the
Sabres interim coach has spent the past month living out of a Buffalo hotel
room. And the only way Rolston knows how to bring his life stability is by
continuing to address the challenge of turning around a high-priced,
underachieving team.
"That's something I can't control what's going to happen, whether I'm here or
not at the end of the day," Rolston said Wednesday. "Every job I've been at, my
sole goal in each of those is make it better than it was before I got there. And
that's all I can do right now."
So far, so-so.
One full month since Rolston took over after Lindy Ruff was fired Feb. 20,
the Sabres are showing inconsistent signs of shedding their inconsistent
reputation. In preparing to host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, the Sabres
(11-15-4) are 7-5-3 under Rolston, which is an improvement from Buffalo's 4-10-1
start under Ruff.
And yet, Rolston will acknowledge, there is still much more room for
improvement for a team that continues to have difficulty holding third-period
leads; ranks 13th in the Eastern Conference standings; and with 18 games left,
is in jeopardy of missing the playoffs for a second straight year.
"It's getting there in how we play. We're getting closer," Rolston said. "But
it's still the consistency of things."
the Buffalo Sabres is no different than his current place of residence: They're
both temporary.
Having left his wife and two kids behind at home in Rochester, N.Y., the
Sabres interim coach has spent the past month living out of a Buffalo hotel
room. And the only way Rolston knows how to bring his life stability is by
continuing to address the challenge of turning around a high-priced,
underachieving team.
"That's something I can't control what's going to happen, whether I'm here or
not at the end of the day," Rolston said Wednesday. "Every job I've been at, my
sole goal in each of those is make it better than it was before I got there. And
that's all I can do right now."
So far, so-so.
One full month since Rolston took over after Lindy Ruff was fired Feb. 20,
the Sabres are showing inconsistent signs of shedding their inconsistent
reputation. In preparing to host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, the Sabres
(11-15-4) are 7-5-3 under Rolston, which is an improvement from Buffalo's 4-10-1
start under Ruff.
And yet, Rolston will acknowledge, there is still much more room for
improvement for a team that continues to have difficulty holding third-period
leads; ranks 13th in the Eastern Conference standings; and with 18 games left,
is in jeopardy of missing the playoffs for a second straight year.
"It's getting there in how we play. We're getting closer," Rolston said. "But
it's still the consistency of things."
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