Die By The Blade · Oct 26, 2016
Buffalo Sabres Player Grades - Week ending 10/23/16
Your votes have all been tallied up and the results are in. Despite no independent verification of the polls, there have been no reports of widespread rigging of the election. Without further ado, from the first four Buffalo Sabres games, here are your three stars and three goats from last week (in alphabetical order) -
Note - definitions of CF% and FF% provided below
Three Stars
Brian Gionta (2G, 1A, +1, CF% 35.71%, FF% 35.48%)
The captain had a good week on the Sabres’ checking line, but his presence here is a classic example of the eye-test versus stats-check. His Corsi/Fenwick for numbers are among the worst on the team, but are papered over by his goals and assists.