‘”Everybody has a lot of respect for Ralph,” Sabres right wing Kyle Okposo said. “I think you guys [the media] have respect for Ralph. We do in the room. It’s just a tough day. It’s a tough day for everybody, but it’s our job to go out and compete and go out and play, and we’re going to do that for our organization, for the city of Buffalo. We’re trusting Don to lead us out there tonight and that’s what we’re going to do.”‘