GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Tim Kennedy insists his resentment toward his hometown Buffalo Sabres has vanished, that it took him four or five days but he’s moved on from his bitter departure from his former club early last month.

Maybe that’s the case now, but you’ve got to wonder how he’ll feel when he rolls into Buffalo with the Rangers to open his 2010-11 season on Oct. 9.

Will Kennedy, a Buffalo resident and Sabre for one full season, revert back to feeling that same resentment and bitterness when he steps into HSBC Arena as a visitor for the first time?

“The correct answer is no, but inside, yeah,” Kennedy told NHL.com Thursday. “Inside there is always something you want to prove to say, ‘You made a mistake by letting me go.’ ”