The Buffalo Sabres played their third of four preseason exhibitions Thursday at Little Caesars Arena, losing 3-2 in overtime to the Detroit Red Wings. After losing Mattias Samuelsson (lower body) and Olen Zellweger (concussion protocol) on Tuesday,

Ruff already acknowledged that the Sabres will have to deal with adversity immediately. “You want to be a good team, you’re going to have to deal with some adversity,” he said, before pointing out that it creates an opportunity for somebody to step up and play additional minutes.