Same old Buffalo Sabres?

Forgive fans in Western New York for being ready to answer yes to that question after just two games of the 2025-26 season.

The team with the NHL’s longest playoff drought (14 years) fell to 0-2 on the season with a 3-1 loss in Boston against the Bruins on Saturday.

Buffalo, which has just one goal in two games, was outshot by an whopping 17-2 margin in the first period.

After the latest loss, Sabres coach Lindy Ruff didn’t mince words.

“I thought our compete was terrible,” Ruff told reporters. “Worst compete and skating, moving feet, that I’ve seen. We’ve got to compete.

“It’s not the guy who has the puck, it’s the guy away from it. I thought we played some one-on-one hockey. We didn’t move our feet. We didn’t win races for the puck. At the start of the game

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