Lindy Ruff Reveals Sabers ‘Focus’ Against Bruins In Stanley Cup Playoffs

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The Buffalo Sabers know they might want to restrict the offense of David Pasternak if the crew goes to win the collection.

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Buffalo will tackle the Boston Bruins within the first spherical of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in an intriguing collection. The Sabers have residence ice and are favored to advance, however each groups predict a troublesome collection.

Ahead of Game 1 on Sunday night time, Sabers head coach Lindy Ruff said the team needs to deal with stopping Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie‘s offense.

“It always is a focus. It will be a focus for us to make sure that we limit Pastrnak and Geekie’s production, and I think their focus will be making sure that they limit Thompson and Tuch, who are our top offensive guys,” Ruff mentioned pregame on Sunday.

Ruff believes if Buffalo can restrict Pastrnak and Geekie’s offense, the crew can have success and defeat the Bruins.

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However, Ruff is not overlooking the Bruins as he is aware of they’re a great crew, so he wants a terrific begin from his crew in Game 1 on Sunday.

“I’m hoping that we are amped up,” Ruff added. “It will be a totally different feeling, for sure. I’m looking forward to how our guys are going to react to it. We’ve talked about the energy we need to bring, how we need to play. I anticipate them being ready to go.”

Puck drop is about for 7:30 pm ET on Sunday.

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