The New Jersey Devils return from the Olympic break with an uneventful loss to the Buffalo Sabres. This team picked up where it left off. The hope was that the Olympic high from Jack Hughes, Simon Nemec, and the Swiss skaters would work. It didn’t, and the team lost 2-1.
Taking a step back, it’s easy to look at the Sabres as a team to compare the Devils to. Yes, the Sabres took a longer time to contend, and after 14 years are finally seeing it pay off. Only now are they playing well after a mess that came earlier in the season.