Flu Bug Sweeping Through Buffalo Sabres
March 12, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Buffalo Sabres, Fan Fare, NHL, News, Video
Let me just say that, if I were one of the reporters talking to Lindy Ruff, I would have kept my distance. He revealed that a nasty virus, which they are calling a “flu bug” but, because it is causing stomach issues, is probably something like Norwalk, is sweeping through the Buffalo Sabres team and is even making it difficult to come up with lines. Here’s a video of Ruff talking about the situation:
I read the following on the Buffalo Sabres website (some is taken from the video above): “What’s really made it tough is that we keep having players fall out of the game on us. Even last night we start the game and want to use Max (Afinogenov), and after four or five shifts Max isn’t feeling well so we have to change lines. We haven’t really been able to put any lines together from game to game, due to the fact that somebody has come up ill. Max isn’t doing very good. Jochen (Hecht) is doing a little bit better than Max. Tim is just coming off going through it. He’s been a little bit drained so we decided to just keep him away today.”
Tim Connolly is struggling while Patrick Lalime and Derek Roy were among those who battled the flu last week. “It’s definitely tough… especially when it’s stomach problems,” Roy said. “When you get hit throughout the game or try to skate or whatnot, it’s definitely tough. But no excuses this time of year… the other guys that are healthy have to step up and play that much harder. That’s what we need. We need a different hero every night.”
I hope the players can get well and get back to playing hockey. This is a bad time of year to have a lot of your best guys out of the lineup.
