‘”There’s no question that it is important to put the streak behind so everybody can move on, but we absolutely had to block it out,” Granato said. “I had to block it out. On the coaching side, of course I want to win, but again, we had to control what we could control and focus on making this group better and getting better as a team. I feel we are. We’re in a much better place and getting better. We have to keep that focus.”‘
Sabres defeat Flyers, end record skid at 18
Source: NHL.com