Yeah, I've noticed this attempt at creating legend this season so far with the league scoring stats. I believe going into tonight, Sabres were 6th in the league in GF. HOWEVER, what these guys usually fail to bring up, is the oft overlooked stat called GAMES PLAYED.
When you have literally played 20-30% more games than most other teams around you, you may have an inflated GF total.
As of tonight, the Sabres have played 14 games, more than any other team in the league. You could say that's a good sign, because that means they'll have more time to breathe down the road. Of course it also means every other team has 2-3 games-in-hand on you, which amounts to a lot of extra points floating around that you won't have a shot at.