No, it's not just the icy environment: Things really have gone very cold for the Buffalo Sabres of late. After another on Tuesday night, the team has lost 11 consecutive games, earning a point in three of them for forcing overtime. In that period, the Sabres have given up 45 goals and scored just 24, getting shut out entirely in two contests. Not a recipe for success.
Head coach Lindy Ruff, who led the team through one of its most successful runs from 1997-2013 before being fired, is back in his first season of a second stint with the team. His winning percentage (.406) is getting dangerously close to his winning percentage the season he was fired (.382) after a –6–10 start from Buffalo.
