With the season over a third of the way through and expectations having been high to start I have a serious question about the team.
Do the players care?
Can we identify who does and doesn't care by taking their whole situation into account?
Now, players personal lives are not really any of our business but they are plastered all over the interwebs to see so therefore open to interpretation.
This particular iteration of Sabres is at the age where they are going through life changes.
Some are getting married, some are having babies or both.
Some are navigating their first year in the NHL and finding housing, grocery stores, paying bills etc.
Some are achieving milestones in their career and heading off into retirement soon.
The thing is, all players have alot going on off the ice and for some, they are very big changes.
Is it affecting their overall performance or does it not matter?
Can a player just block out all destractions and just play or does it inevitably affect their play on the ice?
I suppose it depends on the player.
What say you?