Nice ESPN write-up on the Sabres

[envirojeff]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/stor...john&id=2631506

 

 

1. Buffalo Sabres: Duh. Speed, mobile defense, depth and one of the top five goalies in the NHL. (That's another list for another time.) If the top three lines played without names and numbers on their backs, it would be hard to differentiate the nine skaters. They have skill, speed and a sameness that makes them very fluid. They also have some policemen to protect those nine. Buffalo's defensemen all play about the same amount of minutes, and they all move well. But, with any good hockey team, if it's not backed up by great goaltending, a team is not great. Ryan Miller has the ideal goalie physique, temperament and game to play for this team. When you have a goalie like Miller, it allows you to play aggressively. His stats won't look as though he's one of the best, but he is.

 

Jeff

[Doohicksie]

Which begs the question of why there isn't a real power rankings list yet? Are they waiting for the Sabres to lose so they can stick them into 2nd or 3rd? Or are they just lazy?

[BetweenThePipes00]

Always a conspiracy theory ... even last year they only did them when they felt like it, ESPN just doesn't really give a crap about hockey anymore (as evidenced by letting Linda Cohn write about it, she's completely insane and makes no sense). If Buccigross didn't love it so much, that page would be even more dead than it is ... I would not be surprised if he did his column for free just because he loves it.