The Buffalo Sabres can relate to the time-tested adage that some days you’re the pigeon, some days you’re the statue.
After a messy 6-2 loss Sunday to the host Canadiens — leaving the Sabres down 2-1 in the best-of-seven playoff series — coach Lindy Ruff pointed to a number of self-inflicted mistakes and poor decisions that must be rectified.
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The Canadiens have a lot going for them heading into tonight’s fourth game: they have rediscovered their potent offence to help take some pressure off rookie netminder Jakub Dobes, the fans at Bell Centre have really cranked up the volume and the Habs have won back-to-back games for the first time this post-season.
Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis, credited for pushing all the right buttons to reach this point of the season, insists the playoffs have been “fun” and “extra loud” and expects tonight’s key game to be no different.
