‘“We have so many guys in such a short span that it’s irrelevant as far as anybody sitting is going to be back in,” Granato explained. “It’s not like they’re sitting and they’re actually going to lose a bunch of time at all. So, there is an advantage, especially in tight schedules and games, for young guys to sit and just step back, take a breath. As it is for older guys. I mean, Mark Pysyk sat the other night, and he came in, he looked even fresher last night. So, there’s no negative to this when you have a couple extra guys.’
Sabres using rotation on defense to rest veterans, evaluate for future
Source: Buffalo News