Buffalo Boy's Blog

I got home from swim practice tonight only to watch Caroline score four unanswered in the third period.

What is happening to the Buffalo Sabres? This is not a bad team. They have shown that they can dominate when they want to.

The problem I think lies in trying to find a post Drury/Briere identity. The truth is, it should be the same identity they had with them.

They play fast in your face offensive hockey that attacks by getting their defense involved. What is getting them beat is that they are not skating to pucks and not using their speed in key situations.

Ryan Miller hasn't looked good in all but one game this year and at times it looks like hes fighting the puck. The other big thing is this team used to be so good at playing the shooting lanes and this year teams are getting pucks through and those pucks are getting to the net.

Half of the solution seems to be confidence. The confidence that they can play without the two captains. Its not a question of talent, this team has talent, its a question of confidence at this time.

What ever the solutions to these problems are they better find them fast because they are losing ground in the division and the conference.