"Unfortunately, things happened here this morning at the airport and guys haven't really skated for four days almost and haven't even had a workout. Hopefully we'll go through this game without injury. We're asking a lot from the guys to come in and be ready to play but it's not going to be easy, so we've got to make sure we're going to be careful. We're going to prepare them like we always do. We're not just coming here because it was on our schedule. We want to leave here with two points. Mentally it's going to be a little bit of a challenge."
"It's going to be a big challenge,"
"We've got to come together again as a unit, on the ice, off the ice, I think that's when we played out best hockey, when we were connected. We're a littler bit disconnected, I would say, for different reasons,"
A flight delay canceled the morning skate after a mandated three-day Christmas break, leaving players without on-ice work before the road game. The team enters a five-game road trip amid a four-game winless stretch and will face the Buffalo Sabres, who have won seven straight and sit close in the standings. Defensive lapses produced 12 goals allowed in the last two games, and the power play has allowed goals in eight consecutive contests. The roster is affected by absences, including Tanner Jeannot, and the team must cut mistakes and restore cohesion.
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