Quoting: HockeyIsMyPassion61
Sorry but Buffalo isn't the 4th best team in the Atlantic, They will finish 7th just over Montreal...
Quoting: sabres89
Probably true. But if we are wrong, better odds for Bedard.
Quoting: RoyalBlueSabres
I'll bet you that buffalo finishes better than 7th...
IDK where Buffalo will finish, but I will be absolutely shocked if Buffalo is not in the hunt at the TDL.
They may still finished 7th because the Atlantic is very competitive, but 90 pts is not out of the question.
They finished the last two months 16-9-3.
Nineteen games were against playoff teams Florida, Florida, Florida, Carolina, Carolina, Toronto, Toronto, Toronto, Los Angeles, Calgary, Rangers, Tampa Bay, St. Louis Boston, Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Washington, Nashville, and Minnesota compiling an
8-9-2 against those playoff teams.
If we include Las Vegas who were fighting for a playoff spot, the Sabres were
9-9-2 during the 28 game stretch against top teams.
Adding Comrie, Lyubushkin, Power and Quinn while dropping only Miller, Pysyk, Hagg, Butcher, Dell and Houser should make the team perform better.
I am certainly one of the most optimistic Sabre fan, but last end of season performance against quality teams indicated they are up to the task and will surprise many pundits.
Below is the record of the 3rd GK for each playoff team. ONLY Toronto, Dallas and Vegas back up GK’s had more than 10 decisions.
Panthers 0-2-0
Colorado 4-2-2
Carolina 4-1-1
Toronto 11-6-1
Minnesota 0-0-0
Calgary 0-0-0
Rangers 1-1-0
Tampa 1-1-0
St. Louis 6-1-1
Boston 2-0-0
Edmonton 0-0-0
Pittsburgh 1-1-0
Washington 1-2-1
Los Angeles 1-0-0
Dallas 6-5-4
Nashville 1-2-0
Vegas 10-9-3
Buffalo 5-15-4
Buffalo’s third GK’s had 24. If the GK’s can stay healthy, who knows how the season could have played out.