This latest NHL season has had its share of expectations and surprises.
Most hockey analysts predicted that teams like Chicago, Philadelphia, and Columbus would finally snap out of their funk and actually start winning games. This has proven to be true.
Some teams have actually started to surprise even their fans: Phoenix and LA, to name a few.
However, this one just has me totally frustrated. How could the Sabres lose
both highly prized unrestricted free agents? Managing partner Larry Quinn and GM Darcy Regier haven't given satisfactory reasons for why they let them walk away. Not to mention that defenseman Teppo Numminen is still recovering from open heart surgery to repair a torn valve, and no one knows if he will ever return to play the game (let alone with the Sabres).
As I write this, the Sabres have gone from being winners of the President's Trophy for best record last season to being the league's school of bottomfeeding catfish. I haven't seen any games, but just listening to the games on XM has become extremely painful.
