"There was always a lot of potential with our teams in Buffalo and we had a lot of young talent that, for some reason, just couldn't put it all together. We didn't get off to good starts and we kind of took the wind out of our own sails early in the year and it made for some long seasons.

"It was tough to be a part of those losing seasons, but I did have a lot of fun with the group of guys we had."

-Evander Kane of the San Jose Sharks. Mike G. Morreale of NHL.com has more. The Sabres face the Sharks in San Jose tonight.