With the halfway point of the season quickly approaching, the Buffalo Sabres are all but eliminated from playoff contention. Despite some high hopes back in September, this season has never really looked good. After an opening night overtime loss to Montreal, the Sabres were projected to hit 82 points for the season. That was the highest projection of the season so far, with the next highest being sixteen points lower. Let that sink in. Now look at it:
Since (kind of) recovering from an early-season skid, the Sabres have simply not been able to string wins together and get some serious upward momentum.