Don Granato had little time to run practices as the Sabres navigated their recent stretch of five games in seven days, a fact he felt may have caught up with his young team on Monday.
The Sabres allowed shorthanded goals on two separate power plays on their way to falling behind 3-0 during the first period, a deficit that proved insurmountable in a 7-4 loss to the Seattle Kraken.
"We didn't have a sense of urgency at the start with respect to details," Granato said. "That was obvious. We allowed too much, too easy and then fought, obviously, the rest of the way as a result."
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