State of the defense: Sabres missing McCabe

Sergei Belski-USA TODAY SportsOver the past eight games, the state of Buffalo Sabres’ defense has been a major talking point among fans. With players like Casey Nelson, Marco Scandella, Lawrence Pilut and Jake McCabe all missing time, the blue line depth in Buffalo has certainly been tested as of late.

After what was reported as a “maintenance day” when he missed practice earlier in the week, Pilut was held out of yesterday’s contest with the Washington Capitals. As a result, fans in Western New York were forced to watch Matt Tennyson (a player who should never dress in another NHL game) take the ice for the fourth consecutive game. In just over nine minutes of ice time against the…