JojoTheWhale
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- May 22, 2008
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Jo Jo, let's see if players really get a boost out of leaving Buffalo, or maybe they're the reason Buffalo is Buffalo:
Myers #12 - played a little better in Winnipeg, but was also 24 when he got there, didn't play up to his draft slot
Pysyk #23 - never got a chance in BUffalo, marginal 3rd pair guy in Florida, didn't play up to his draft slot
Ennis #26 - no improvement after he left
Grigorenko #12 - hardly played in Buffalo, started at 21 in Colorado but hasn't played up to his draft slot
Zadorov #16 - started one year in Buffalo, didn't really play much better in Colorado, again not up to his draft slot
Fogliono #104 - gradual improvement his first three seasons in Minnesota, but also 26-28 years old, offense was the same, defense improved
The problem seems not in playing for Buffalo, but being drafted by Buffalo.
Sure, many are flat out misses. I never wanted to take on Girgensons or Middlestadt or anything like that. Foligno turned quite good at the end of his Buffalo tenure though. Limited, but damn good.
But there are some good players. I'd like those.