For the first time in over five-and-a-half years, the Buffalo Sabres are over the .500 mark. While the record is only 2-1-0, the team has looked markedly different than the squad fans saw on the ice nightly a year ago.
Aside from the opening game where the Boston Bruins clearly looked like the better team, the Sabres have played a game of hockey that we just aren’t used to seeing. It’s been enjoyable to watch.
Sure, they have been getting outshot by a wide margin thus far, but it’s not as though they are giving up prime scoring chances with each shot taken.