‘The Sabres can’t be much worse after setting a franchise record for losses during a tumultuous season in which they changed their coach and general manager, and purged much of their veteran core, including trading goalie Ryan Miller. They’ve added veteran leadership (Gionta and Gorges) to complement their youth movement. And yet, the Sabres have too many questions marks — particularly in net, where Jhonas Enroth and Michal Neuvirth are competing for the starting job — to consider them playoff contenders.’