The excitement about the Buffalo Sabres that was as high as the clouds at the start of the season is now basically at ground level. Last season's Northeast division championship and a very impressive preseason had every Sabres' fan pumped up. However a 1-4-1 record now has Sabre Nation with its collective finger as close to the panic button as it can get.
Nearly every fan has their reasons for Buffalo's dreadful start. "The power play is worse than last season", "their defensive play has been shoddy", "Tim Connolly's career is done", "Regier didn't add enough new pieces to the roster." Some of these statements are true and some are definitely not.
Sniper Thomas Vanek and second-year defenseman Tyler Myers are two reason why the Buffalo Sabres have stalled out of the gate. Vanek has scored a total of exactly ZERO goals and Myers is a league worst -7. Both of these players need to get it together quickly.
There is one reason that is being thrown around by not only fans but also by sports writers in Buffalo, that I disagree with 110 percent. That reason being that the players do not listen to head coach Lindy Ruff's message. To quote the aforementio ...
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Buffalo’s Bummer: The Reasons for the Sabres’ Slow Start
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