Buffalo is awful, but after a bit of a shaky first period we did what we needed to do and controlled the game easily. Only real negative the rough game for the PK.
- Sedins were solid enough, although Vrbata is struggling. Hopefully the EN goal is a confidence boost.
- best game for Higgins in 2 months. Hopefully this sees him back on track a bit. Burrows not great, though. Vey still too easily eliminated from the play.
- also a strong game for Bonino. Can't believe it took them 48 games to realize that a guy who gelled so well with Perry and Getzlaf on an elite PP unit in Anaheim might be a better fit on our top unit than Linden Vey.
- Matthias had a stereotypical Mason Raymond game. All over the ice, brutal finish. Still a good, energetic performance.
- 4th line was excellent. Horvat and Kassian seem to compliment each other well, used their size and skill to good effect.
- good first impression from Kenins. Work ethic, skating ability, and three-zone hustle means he fits in pretty seamlessly at this level.
- Tanev made a rare coverage error on the 1-0 goal but otherwise that pairing was good as usual. Tanev's pass on the 4-2 goal was a beauty.
- good game for Corrado-Hamhuis. Corrado perhaps settling in a bit.
- Weber was good. Sbisa still sucks, a lot. Shift that sums him up as a player was one where he had the puck behind his own net for 5 seconds, finally decides to move it completely unpressured, and puts his outlet pass 3 feet behind Horvat to lead to a 45-second shift stuck in our own done. Disgrace that Stanton and now likely Weber will be scratched to keep this donkey in the lineup.
- nice win for Miller personally, although he had to do little.
