It’s generally accepted that despite the ten game win streak, the Buffalo Sabres were mostly bad during the 2018/2019 season. This is a pretty easy statement to make and correctly back up by simply looking at the standings, but I’ve been curious to figure out what exactly it is they are bad at and how they can fix it going forward in order to improve their place in the standings.
Rid The Team Of Especially Poor Performers
Using Evolving Hockey’s Goals Above Replacement skater table, during the 18/19 season there were 769 skaters that played at least 200 minutes for their team.