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Miller is now three years removed from the 2009-10 season where he won the Vezina Trophy and hasn't played in a competitive game in more than nine months. However, the Sabres are still planning to play him in at least 36 of the 48 games. "It's going to be an interesting situation," Miller said of the tight schedule. "Focus on game to game, week to week. Break it down to 2-3 week segments and try to win those. I hope we're focused on the balance of the game. We have to be good on offense, we have to be good on defense and our transition game either direction has got to be really good."