‘”We got to treat this as a statement game,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Friday after the Sabres practiced at HSBC Arena. “I’m really interested to see what we bring and who brings it. It’s a situation where we can say, ‘Boy, we’re going to put an end to Boston’s streak and we’re going to keep this thing going and build off the level we competed at last game.’ Or you end up stepping back and say, ‘You weren’t good enough.'”‘