from Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News,

Did the calendar really flip to a new season? Did the Buffalo Sabres really change out nearly half their roster for the second straight year? Did the NHL standings really reset to zero and not still show the Blue and Gold in 31st place?

Hard to tell by watching — and listening — Thursday night in KeyBank Center.

The Sabres were drubbed, 4-0, in their season opener by the Boston Bruins, who got four assists from star winger Brad Marchand and 32 saves from backup goaltender Jaroslav Halák to bounce back from Wednesday's 7-0 disaster in Washington.

The Sabres got a whole lot of nothing. Not even the debut of No. 1 overall pick Rasmus Dahlin could make any difference.

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