Kyle Bukauskas

I give credit.

Alex Tuck saw this coming.

Even before he knew whether it was going to be Montreal or Tampa, he felt this was going to be a series where there was going to be more room for us kind of in the middle of the ice to create some things off the rush.

And that's where they did a lot of their damage.

And Montreal just...

is going to have to do some adjusting to now because we saw it.

Obviously, the one was the tough break on the Hudson there, but even the Greenway goal coming off the rush.

And that's been when the Sabres are playing a game that they want to play between that and how they got rolling around in the offensive zone for a few stretches there in the second period more so than at any other point.

That was Sabres hockey that led them in a lot of ways to first in the division this year.

And now Montreal, it's their turn to adjust.

But I think there's still a very compelling series to be had here.

And now, as St.

Louis said after the game on Wednesday, it's kind of the first time in two weeks that our top guys actually had a bit of space with the puck on their stick.

after how tight it was in Tampa.

And so it was interesting.

They had an optional practice here on Thursday.

The last two guys on the ice were Hudson and Caulfield.

The Hudson one I'm not surprised by because, like, that's his sanctuary.

He's always on the ice and usually a lot longer than most.

But Caulfield putting in extra work, still stuck on just the one goal.