Sharpen Up: November 19, 2021 | Sabres move on after loss to Flames

The Buffalo Sabres will be back on the ice for practice today following a 5-0 loss tot he Calgary Flames last night at KeyBank Center.
A busy stretch is coming up for the Sabres. They have five games in seven days next week that stretches out to six games in nine days if you look a little bit further ahead.
It begins on Sunday against the New York Rangers on the road. Faceoff from Madison Square Garden is set for 6 p.m. on MSG and The Bet Buffalo 1520 AM. Pregame coverage on MSG begins at 5:30.
TIckets for Monday's home game against Columbus are on sale now.
Here's what you need to know.

Last night's recap

The Flames scored three times in a span of 1:37 in the late stages of the second period last night to secure the victory.
Sabres.com's Jourdon LaBarber has the Postgame Report for you:
Vinnie Hinostroza echoed the message from his coach in the moments after the Buffalo Sabres' 5-0 loss to the Calgary Flames inside KeyBank Center on Thursday.
Don Granato assured players that they would revisit the loss to learn what they could. Beyond that, they would need to move on from what was an uncharacteristic performance on home ice.
"Obviously, that's not what we want to do and how we want to play," Hinostroza said. "Kind of an embarrassing effort at home and it's not up to our standard, so obviously we're all going to be upset about it, kind of rattled tonight.
"We're going to come tomorrow, watch some video, see what we need to do to get better. We're definitely not hitting the panic button. We have five games in seven days coming up and that's time for our group to make a statement."

The Sabres entered the evening with a 5-2-1 record at home. They held the NHL's leading offense to two goals during a win over Edmonton on Friday and lost to a streaking Toronto team during the dying seconds of regulation on Saturday.
Buffalo followed that back-to-back set with a road win in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, albeit one that required a 19-save third period from goaltender Dustin Tokarski.
"I do think maybe the third period in Pitt maybe carried over to today," alternate captain Zemgus Girgensons said. "I mean, not the way we play."
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'Turkeys for Tickets' a success

Thanks to everyone who donated and to those who volunteered for this year's Turkeys For Tickets drive:

The Dominator joins 'The Instigators Overtime' podcast

Dominik Hasek is this week's guest. He talked with Brian Duff and Martin Biron about life after hockey, what other sports he loves, goalie equipment in the 1990s, and more.
You can find the podcast on your favorite platform by clicking here.