‘The combination of Sillinger’s skill and the Sabres’ reluctance to match talent led Ruff to make an intriguing observation. “In key situations if Sillinger’s out there, you may have to play to lose the odd faceoff sometimes,” Ruff said yesterday. “Because odds are, he wins more than he loses. We don’t need to play to win every one, we can play to lose some of them.”‘