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Buffalo Sabres: The basement is the limit
By Pierre LeBrun | ESPN.com
I direct you to a conversation in early September with an NHL GM from the Western Conference, one of those dialogues in which you go around the league and just catch up on all the teams.
When the subject of the Buffalo Sabres came up, the GM surprised the heck out of me.
"Don't sleep on the Sabres," the GM said. "Just have that feeling that they may surprise people. So much went wrong there last year. I think they're better than people give them credit for."
Not sure I share the same enthusiasm.
But you can bet within their dressing room, the Sabres will feed off that motivation to prove everyone wrong, considering most people are picking them to be last or close to the basement in the Atlantic Division.
"Absolutely, we don't want to be placed there, Sabres veteran Steve Ott told ESPN.com. "As players, you can use that as motivation if you want. But I think individually a lot of guys need to up their game. For us, we're a super-young team. We're going to have a transition period during the season. But this process that began under Ron [Rolston] last year, I really believe in. I think he's a great teacher. His methodical thinking, his structure, the veteran guys have to lead the way and show the young guys how to play. If not, we won't be successful."
Despite all the doom and gloom last season coming out of Buffalo, it should be noted that the Sabres were in contention for a while before finishing seven points out.
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Buffalo Sabres: The basement is the limit
By Pierre LeBrun | ESPN.com
I direct you to a conversation in early September with an NHL GM from the Western Conference, one of those dialogues in which you go around the league and just catch up on all the teams.
When the subject of the Buffalo Sabres came up, the GM surprised the heck out of me.
"Don't sleep on the Sabres," the GM said. "Just have that feeling that they may surprise people. So much went wrong there last year. I think they're better than people give them credit for."
Not sure I share the same enthusiasm.
But you can bet within their dressing room, the Sabres will feed off that motivation to prove everyone wrong, considering most people are picking them to be last or close to the basement in the Atlantic Division.
"Absolutely, we don't want to be placed there, Sabres veteran Steve Ott told ESPN.com. "As players, you can use that as motivation if you want. But I think individually a lot of guys need to up their game. For us, we're a super-young team. We're going to have a transition period during the season. But this process that began under Ron [Rolston] last year, I really believe in. I think he's a great teacher. His methodical thinking, his structure, the veteran guys have to lead the way and show the young guys how to play. If not, we won't be successful."
Despite all the doom and gloom last season coming out of Buffalo, it should be noted that the Sabres were in contention for a while before finishing seven points out.
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