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Buffalo Sabres Wrap Up The Season

 Well put a fork in the Sabres: they're done. It was a pretty good year, though.  A hundred points and a division championship was a pleasant surprise. A first-round exit was also a surprise.

 
You could say the Bruins were a bad matchup for the Sabres, but I think the Sabres wouldn't have had enough against most teams, even if healthy.
 
The positives from this is Miller can take us to a Stanley Cup if we can surround him with just a few more playoff standouts. A lot of young guns proved they can help us win in the playoffs, including Gerbe, Ennis, Kennedy, McCormick and Meyers.
 
The Sabres should be a great team next year, and hopefully for years to come. Complement the young core with a few free agents and they should be ready for a cup run next year. Sadly, the Sabres probably won't spend the required money on a great free agent, much less an above average one.
 
All told though, I'm still pretty happy Buffalo has a winning pro hockey team. After all it wasn't that long ago that they both sucked AND we were in danger of losing the team.

 

Wed April 28, 2010