With their winless streak having reached seven games, the Buffalo Sabres kept the door to their dressing room closed longer than usual following a 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night. When it finally did open, it revealed a team that was unwilling to accept the result of another fruitless comeback.
A few late saves from Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk were technically all that separated the Sabres from completely erasing the 5-2 deficit they had dug for themselves in the second period, but Phil Housley was more interested afterward in looking at the bigger picture.
"I think they've got to make a decision internally about playing the right way," Housley said. "Because right now we're chasing games. I really like the fight we had until the end, but when you chase games that's a losing recipe."
Sabres vets call for more accountability after loss to Wild
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