Archives for June 30, 2012

'Consider the following: his goals-against average the last two seasons has ranked 22nd and 22nd; his save percentage has ranked 18th and 19th; last year, he failed to backstop his team to the postseason for the third time in five seasons.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Miller has morphed into average NHL goalie

'Some players do well and some players struggle under Ruff's system. The players who succeed, like Jason Pominville, have two-way talent. It appears the system isn't going to change, so the roster has to. Running three purely offensive lines and asking several one-way players like Leino to work in both ends is asking for either failure or a long adjustment period (which may be … [Read more...] about Myth Busting: Taking on Lindy Ruff’s ”System”

'“Zemgus fits in great in the locker room with his teammates. He’s extremely well respected for his work ethic because it’s incomparable. He’ll go extremely hard in practice, but then when he’s in line to do drill, he’ll be goofing around with someone with a huge smile on his face. He brings a kind of energy that teammates feed off of."' … [Read more...] about The legend of Zegmus