Buffalo Boy's Blog

I say that this whole "demotion" is a good sign for this hockey club. How many teams in the NHL right now can say they have a forward worth $6 million a year playing on their 4th line? Add to the fact that this team is 5-1 and on top of the Northeast Division with the hottest goaltender in the league and Jochen Hecht waiting in the wings if need be and I'd say its a nice problem to have.

Ville Leino will come out of his funk, its early, they are winning and as long as they are winning, they can tinker with what they have. October through March is the time to play around and get it right. If it ain't right by March, pull the trigger on a trade to make it right. Which brings us to the other nice problem, if Leino doesn't work, they have prospects and excess players to trade and get that number one center.

Of course, what is doing this to Leino is the fact that Luke Adam has stepped up and become this teams number one center early on. Adam is a Calder candidate right now, whether he keeps that up is debatable but for now it provides the Sabres with some good problems to have.