There’s not a lot of Sabres talk today with all the media outlets focused on some draft thing, so all your links come before the break today. Happy Friday, folks.
– WGR uses some advanced stats to try and prove or refute the comments that Vancouver GM Mike Gillis made about Cody Hodgson being a terrible defender. [WGR]
– Grading Buffalo’s role players. [Two In The Box]
– One more Amerks series-in-review, with some positives from this season. [The Hockey Writers]
– The Rangers are moving on, and Ottawa is not. [NHL.com]
– New Jersey advances past Florida in double OT. [NHL.com]
– The Sabres’ Kevin Snow crunched some overtime numbers. [Sabres.com]
– Here’s your Round 2 playoff TV schedule. [Puck Daddy]
– Defense and goalies have been the key to winning in the West. [The Buffalo News]
– Who’s leading the race for the Conn Smythe? [ESPN]
-A detailed and deep analysis of…Cosmo’s 30 hottest NHL guys. [Anaheim Calling]