Buffalo Sabres '09 Rankings

by David Oleksy on Aug 20, 2008 7:07 PM EDT

Since there is nothing substantial to talk about regarding the Buffalo Sabres, let's talk a little bit about NHL '09 by EA Sports. They released their rankings a couple of weeks ago and the entire Sabres team rankings can be viewed here. I know that in the grand scheme of things, these rankings mean very little but why not just drum up some conversation. Lets' list the best Sabres player in each category.

Offensive Awareness	Max Afinogenov	90
Deking	Max Afinogenov	92
Checking	Andrew Peters	88
Agility	Max Afinogenov	93
Passing	Derek Roy, Tim Connolly	84
Discipline	Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly	89
Toughness	Andrew Peters, Craig Rivet	87
Acceleration	Max Afinogenov	92
Slap Shot Accuracy	Jason Pominville	85
Slap Shot Power	Craig Rivet	88
Endurance	Jaro Spacek, Thomas Vanek	86
Wrist Shot Accuracy	Thomas Vanek	86
Wrist Shot Power	Thomas Vanek	85
Puck Control	Max Afinogenov	87
Defensive Awareness	Craig Rivet	86
Poise	Jaro Specek	90
Shot Blocking	Craig Rivet	94
Deflections	Thomas Vanek	86
Speed	Max Afinogenov	92
Faceoffs	Paul Gaustad	85
Aggression	Andrew Peters	91
Balance	Andrew Peters	90
Durability	Paul Gaustad	91

Again...I don't think this means much but what do you think about the rankings? I didn't list the goalie stats because there are only two goalies. I'm guessing they never seen Andrew Peters skate if they think he has the best balance on the team. Derek Roy has better balance than Adam Mair...are you kidding me? Roy falls over if you blow on him too hard. Anyway just a little bit of fun looking at the rankings...what do you think?

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interesting

I would have probably had this as the tops in the categories

Offensive Awareness Derek Roy
Deking Tim Conoly
Checking keleta
Agility Max Afinogenov 93
Passing Derek Roy, Tim Connolly , pomminville
Discipline Jason Pominville, Tim Connolly 89
Toughness Andrew Peters, Craig Rivet , keleta
Acceleration Max Afinogenov 92
Slap Shot Accuracy Jason Pominville, kotilek (when he hits the net)
Slap Shot Power Craig Rivet 88
Endurance Jaro Spacek, Thomas Vanek, roy
Wrist Shot Accuracy Thomas Vanek , roy
Wrist Shot Power Thomas Vanek 85
Puck Control Max Afinogenov, conolly
Defensive Awareness Craig Rivet 86
Poise Jaro Specek 90
Shot Blocking Craig Rivet 94
Deflections Thomas Vanek 86
Speed Max Afinogenov 92
Faceoffs Paul Gaustad 85
Aggression Andrew Peters 91
Balance Andrew Peters 90
Durability Paul Gaustad

by Lion Alum on Aug 21, 2008 2:37 PM EDT reply actions

Saku Koivu and Alex Ovechkin are both 95!?

I like Saku Koivu, but he is no 95.

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by jobe on Aug 22, 2008 12:23 PM EDT reply actions