In yet another brutal start for the Buffalo Sabres, where they are 0-3, young forward Jiri Kulich has caught blame from Head Coach Lindy Ruff and could be scratched, as mentioned by the Times Herald’s Bill Hoppe earlier today.

The 21-year-old forward has has a rough go of it so far this season, with no points in 3 games, and a -4. As Ruff told Hoppe, Kulich “hasn’t been good enough”, noting that his skating has not been at the level it was last year. In practice today, Kulich was seen with Jordan Greenway and Mason Geertsen . As Hoppe wrote, it is not exactly a promising sign for the youngster in advance of tomorrow’s game vs Ottawa.

Despite the struggles, and dissatisfaction from his coach, Kulich has not played less than 16 minutes a night so far in each of the clu

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