‘”We talked about it before the game, and you understand that this team likes to come out and establish territory right off the bat,” Housley said. “We weren’t ready to play. That’s on everybody in the room. Our team, everybody has to contribute, everybody has to be pulling the rope and being ready to play. On that first shift, we weren’t.”‘
Unable to answer early push, Sabres head into break with loss to Canes
Source: Sabres.com