Buffalo Sabres captain Brian Gionta had what I can only describe as an “okay” season.
It wasn’t fantastic, but it wasn’t awful, especially when you consider the struggles of the team as a whole, something you have to take into consideration when grading individual players.
At some points during the season, I saw a few Buffalo Sabres fans claiming that Gionta wasn’t fit for the team’s captaincy, and that someone like Ryan O’Reilly would be better suited for the job.
Nonetheless, Gionta held the captaincy for the second straight season.