‘”We did not have it and it was pretty evident right from the beginning,” Sabres captain Kyle Okposo said. “We just seemed a little bit lifeless, a little tired. It’s just tough to play this time of the year when you’re not feeling your best, and we just have to find a way to get that energy back and understand the position that we’re in. I know that we’re a young team, but we’re in a pretty special position with the group that we have.”‘