Sabres Week 4 Stock Up/Stock Down

by Zachary Zielonka on Nov 1, 2011 2:00 PM EDT in Stock Up/Stock Down

BUFFALO, NY - OCTOBER 29: Members of the Florida Panthers celebrate their win as Jason Pominville #29 of the Buffalo Sabres leaves the ice during their NHL game at First Niagara Center October 29, 2011 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

The Buffalo Sabres had their most disappointing week thus far in the season, losing two of their three games during the week. Their lone win came against the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets.

Player	Status	Description
Luke Adam		(0 goals, 3 assists, 3 points, Even) Adam has slowed down from his first week performance but is still performing pretty well with Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville. The question is whether he can perform with someone else that isn't Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominvillle.
Brad Boyes		(2 goals, 3 assists, 5 points, Even) Boyes was moved up to the first power play unit to try and spark some offense out of Boyes. That confidence garnered 5 points in three games and more time on the power play
Christian Ehrhoff		(0 goals, 2 assists, 2 points, -2) Ehrhoff has quieted down over the past couple of weeks in the scoring department and his defensive abilities aren't making up for those offensive shortfalls.
Tyler Ennis		(Did not play, Injured) Ennis is still week to week and probably won't return this week.
Paul Gaustad		(0 goals, 1 assists, 1 points, +1) Gaustad has created some offensive opportunities with Gerbe and Kaleta this season and quietly has had a decent season this year.
Nathan Gerbe		(1 goals, 1 assists, 2 points, 4 PIM, +2) Nathan Gerbe has had a better week this week with an added goal and assist.
Marc-Andre Gragnani		(0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, Even) Well, at least Gragnani was an even this week. While still young, Gragnani hasn't produced offensively lately and his defensive miscues are still showing.
Patrick Kaleta		(1 goals, 0 assists, 1 points, 14 PIM, +1) Kaleta's style of play hasn't changed in the six years and his thundering checks and fists this week changed the tide of games for the Sabres.
Ville Leino		(0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, -3) Ladies and gentleman, our newest Tim Connolly. With only six years left to gripe about.
Jordon Leopold		(0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, 2 PIM, -1) Leopold has been quiet this season with only two points. Unfortunately, none of these points happened this season.
Cody McCormick		(0 goals, 1 assists, 1 points, 7 PIM, Even) McCormick has been alright this season and was apart of Matt Ellis' first goal of the season.
Tyler Myers		(0 goals, 1 assists, 1 points, 2 PIM, -1) Myers has struggled hardcore this season and just hasn't looked great in either the offensive or defensive zones.
Jason Pominville		(3 goals, 2 assists, 5 points, -1) Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville probably should never be separated this season because they are still working so well together.
Robyn Regehr		(0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, 4 PIM, Even) As much as a line of zero points and four penalty minutes doesn't look all that promising, show me one person who doesn't like what Regehr has done for this team this season and I'll show you someone who is slightly crazy.
Derek Roy		(0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, -3) We know that there is an injury that has been nagging Roy since the start of the season and his offensive output has struggled because of it.
Andrej Sekera		(0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, 6 PIM, Even) Andrej Sekera has the best plus/minus on this team this season. Most of that was playing with Marc-Andre Gragnani. Let that sink in for a while.
Drew Stafford		(0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, 6 PIM, -2) While Stafford and Roy were quiet this season, Stafford gets the neutral minus because we expect more out of Roy.
Thomas Vanek		(2 goals, 3 assists, 5 points, 2 PIM, +1) Thomas Vanek is having a career year and it doesn't seem to be slowing down.
Matt Ellis		(0 goals, 1 assists, 1 points, Even) The Matt Ellis principle still applies. Well it does if you don't include that game against Florida.
Jochen Hecht		(Did not play, injured) It's not looking good for Hecht to return anytime soon.
Mike Weber		(Did not play, scratched) When exactly is a good time to get Weber in the lineup? April 8th?
Ryan Miller		(118:08 played, 3.56 GAA, .881 SV%) So this exactly wasn't Miller's best week. Does that mean that the Sabres should trade him for sixty cents on the dollar? No, but it might lend to playing Enroth a little more.
Jhonas Enroth		(60:00 played, 2.00 GAA, .953 SV%) He looked relatively impressive against a team that has only won one game this season.

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The Sabres moved Roy to the point on th 1st power play. Grags was not on either the 1st or 2nd powerplay. Does this mean that Weber will get his chance tomorrow night and Grags sits?

by BUBLSRM on Nov 1, 2011 3:10 PM EDT reply actions

Hopefully. I like Grags but I think they should be rotating more than once every 10 games.

by lassathrax on Nov 1, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions

TBN says Hecht is injured reserve...

does this give the Sabres some cap relief in the short term?

Go Sabres!

by drwho62 on Nov 1, 2011 3:11 PM EDT reply actions

Yes….it gives us additional cap space above what Hecht’s contract was. In other words, add $3.5 mil to the current cap limit (~$64.7 million), and that would be our new cap limit (or $68.2 million). What this also means is that we must get below the regular cap number once Hecht comes back….if we don’t, we get a cap penalty.

"We’re gonna win the Stanley Cup. Then, you know what, we’re gonna win it again,"
-Terry Pegula

by bgred105 on Nov 1, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions