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(WGR Sports Radio 550) -</strong> Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff announced Thursday morning that JJ Peterka isn’t ready to return from a concussion just yet. He hopes to have Zach Benson available, but will dress an extra player for warmup against the Los Angeles Kings just in case.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm23heqic000s01tafmdlmsvh@published'}, {'data': {'text': "That would put Jiri Kulich back into the Sabres' lineup.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm23i9tfk0029357mw9y5edr7@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com/audacy/buffalo_wgram/sabres_hockey/6902113_2024-10-10-160013?&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com/audacy/buffalo_wgram/sabres_hockey/6902113_2024-10-10-160013?&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cm23hwiks0014357mlhk6gnz6@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Ruff often talks about pace, and says he needs to see it on Thursday.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm23hj0gw002d3j7ma49n67g8@published'}, {'data': {'text': ""That is our entire focus: Continue to build our identity, playing a quick game, playing at a real high pace, getting on top of people, creating turnovers, being really tough to play against," said Ruff following Thursday's morning skate.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm23hj0j0002e3j7mpq96me3k@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Last season was the first time since the 2019-20 campaign where the Sabres had a home points percentage over .500. 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"I think it starts with individual shifts and it can start a lot of different ways and we need to emphasize all areas to make this place miserable for teams to come in and try to win a hockey game."', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm23hj0xn002l3j7mt2x3n67e@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Ruff talked about when he coached here the first time, where you could actually feel the building shake after a big win or a big goal.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm23hj0zm002m3j7m493mp6zj@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe src="https://embed.radio.com?slug=WGR550&type=station" style="border:0;height:136px;width:100%;overflow:hidden"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe src="https://embed.radio.com?slug=WGR550&type=station" style="border:0;height:136px;width:100%;overflow:hidden"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cm23i6iv5001m357mgnzotc8z@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen last played a game Friday in Prague against the New Jersey Devils. I don’t think he played well, and I don’t think he played poorly. After one game, he’s 0-1-0 with a 3.05 goals-against average and an .864 save percentage.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm23hj11n002n3j7mzd2hl3n7@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Luukkonen admits he was OK, but losing in the hardest part.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm23lij5h0009357mgngrejjj@published'}, {'data': {'text': '"You don’t want to start with a loss, but I felt it was fine," said Luukkonen on Wednesday. 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