‘This past week a freak skate slash to the ankle of Paul Gaustad brought his season to end. For the Sabres the 6’ 5”, 220-pound checking forward is an all too rare physical presence, and his contributions are far more significant to the team than his nine goals would indicate. Goalie Ryan Miller summed up the feelings of many after the Calgary game, saying, “I’m Paul’s biggest fan, you really feel for a guy like that…a guy who comes to the rink every day, takes care of himself, and to see something like that happen to him almost seems unfair.”’