Since Ralph Krueger took over as coach, Jeff Skinner has seen his ice time slashed and offensive zone starts limited. 

The latest Sabres Mailbag begins with a question about the ideal lineup.

"I thought it was over after the first couple of punches," Foligno said.

Expectations were high when Terry Pegula purchased the Sabres 10 years ago. Forget Stanley Cups. These days, the Sabres can barely score a goal.

The Buffalo Sabres dropped a 4-3 decision to the New Jersey Devils in a game in which they played without Jack Eichel and lost goalie Linus Ullmark.

The situation has raised significant questions about Skinner’s future in Buffalo and the plan behind sitting a player who is under contract for six more seasons beyond 2020-21.

"With every chance to go feel sorry for themselves in the finale of a road trip, the Sabres refused to wilt to everything going on around them," writes Mike Harrington.

Skinner, the Sabres’ second-highest paid player with a $9 million annual cap hit, was told to skate with the taxi squad on Thursday.

The Jeff Skinner crisis got more juicy here Sunday as the Buffalo Sabres took line rushes early in their practice in Prudential Center.

Eichel has gone eight consecutive games without a goal and has two goals with 12 assists in 16 games this season.