‘“Your first year it’s all right [missing the playoffs] because there are so many new faces and you can see it took a while for guys to get used to each other in playing, but then this year you start to get things going and you fall back into old habits again and our old ways,” O’Reilly said before adding he deserves some blame. “Being a leader, a lot of it falls on me, but to do it two years in a row like this and not go anywhere and not get any better it’s pathetic. It’s so frustrating and things have got to change.”‘
Ryan O’Reilly sounds off on ‘pathetic’ Buffalo Sabres season
Source: Sportsnet