Facing Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres 7-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday was a positive moment in an otherwise dreary and disappointing season. Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each registered a hat trick; the first time that a pair of Sabres have scored hat tricks in 17 years (Drew Stafford and Derek Roy did it in January 2008 against Atlanta),

If the Bruins, desperate as they are for every point, can’t manage a better showing against the last-place Buffalo Sabres than they put forth on Tuesday, it’s hard to picture them making much noise in the spring.

The Bruins were missing bodies and any semblance of cohesion Tuesday night as their road woes continued against the worst home team in the NHL. Tage Thompson and J.J. Peterka each had hat tricks to lead the last-place Sabres to a 7-2 drubbing of Boston at Key Bank Arena.