The losing continues for the Buffalo Sabres. The sell-off awaits. Now you have to wonder if the inevitable implosion of the dressing room is beginning. Cracks certainly began to show after Sunday’s pregame skate when forward Patrick Kaleta – eligible to play for the first time after serving a five-game suspension for an ugly boarding incident with New York Rangers star Brad Richards – was furious to learn he would be a healthy scratch for the game against the Washington Capitals. Instead of going right back in the lineup, Kaleta was again a spectator for the 5-3 loss in the Verizon Center. Cynics might say several players who were in uniform played a similar role at times, especially when the Sabres were allowing three goals in a 5½-minute span of the second period. They are 1-3-3 in their last seven games and have slipped to 14th place in the Eastern Conference Kaleta was clearly agitated by the team’s 1-2-2 record during his suspension and seemed particularly disturbed by Saturday’s overtime loss to Ottawa. The Sabres took a 2-0 first-period lead in that game and then became onlookers the rest of the way. In addition, Ottawa agitator Chris Neil ran around pell-mell drilling Buffalo players before veteran Robyn Regehr finally fought him. “I’m pissed off. I want to play,” Kaleta said. “And especially after watching some things, sitting there watching the game, I want to play. They don’t need me right now, I guess. I’ve been pissed off watching for the past couple weeks. No matter if you’re a fan, a player, you guys know what’s going on. “You should be pissed off. You should play with a little piss and vinegar. You shouldn’t be happy. We’re not in position we want to be in. We have to work harder, come in and do something about it.”
Furious Kaleta sits as Sabres stumble
POSTED: 4:24 AM Mar 18 2013
UPDATED: 4:24 AM Mar 18 2013
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