My 2 cents about BIG BUFF
He is an incredibly talented player who possess a skill set unmatched in the entire NHL. He has size, speed, finess and instincts that just don't ever come together for any one hockey player. He is determined yet loose. He jokes around, He's a leader in the dressing room. He has become a true professional, He's never been in better shape. The man accepted a letter this year when he had never wanted one in the past. Buff took out the garbage (kane) when it finally needed to be done.
This man is at his absolute best when he is given freedom. He needs to play with a reckless abandon, a chaos if you would. He needs to be the guy that leaves you scratching your head wondering what the hell he's doing leading a rush while he was suppose to be killing a 5vs3. Sometimes he's going to be the first forechecker, sometimes he is gonna pinch when he should have just back off. For every mistake he makes though it's easy to look past the number of times he steps up in the neutral zone at the perfect moment or when his pinch managed to create another minute of O zone time.
In order for Buff to be his best, He needs to play with a very smart player. A player who makes up for his deficiencies. If you give him this player the upside far outweighs his drawbacks. This player was Enstrom and now I think it may be JoMo, he's doing a hell of a job and letting us reap the rewards of good Buff and mitigate the drawbacks of Bad Buff.
Despite what a lot of people thought was bad Buff tonight he posted a 68% corsi. In summary, don't let a couple mistakes let you look past the impact he has on creating offense as a whole over the course of a game.
