"During their struggles over the past two months, the Buffalo Sabres have repeatedly said, "Things will get better when we get healthy." Well, the latest sign that might not happen came Tuesday night.

The Sabres lost Thomas Vanek to an upper-body injury, food poisoning or the flu, with the team's top goal scorer able to play just the opening 20 minutes. The Sabres have struggled to find the net with the dependable sniper in the lineup. They had little chance without him.

The scoring woes continued with a 2-0 loss to Toronto, the ninth time the Sabres have fallen in their last 11 games."