Vulgar Opinions: Canadiens @ Sabres (2-7-13) Stars and Black Holes

I have to pick stars and black holes for that mess?  Sigh…

Stars:

1. Thomas Vanek – One forward literally had one fifth (8) of the team’s shots on goal.  He also played 23:56.  Yeesh.
2. Tyler Ennis – I watched Ennis on the power play early and thought he was generally making a mess of things.  Glad that didn’t pan out.  Ennis and Vanek combined for 14 shots on goal.
3. Steve Ott – I’d put him here for the penalty draw alone (which was so dumb not even our players want to emulate it), but the goal and assist are good too.

Unsung Hero:

• Christian Ehrhoff -  Who played 27:40 tonight.

Black Holes:

1. Cody Hodgson - For all he can do offensively, he just loses track of things in the defensive zone.
2. Tyler Myers - You know, I thought he was okay tonight, but that’s part of the problem.
3. Ryan Miller – It’s hard to blame him considering how the defense is playing, but that fourth goal was rough.

Unseen Goat:

• Jochen Hecht – I like Hecht, but I’m not sure you’re getting any value playing him 16 minutes and Grigorenko 11.  Yes, even defensively.

Leaderboard:

Awarding +3, +2, +1, +1, and minus the same for the stars and black holes:

1. Thomas Vanek (+21)
2. Jason Pominville (+12)
3. Steve Ott (+4)
4. Christian Ehrhoff (+4)
5. Mike Weber (+3)
6. Robyn Regehr (+2)
7. Ryan Miller (+1)
8. Mikhail Grigorenko (+1)
9. Tyler Ennis (+1)
10. Marcus Foligno (0)
11. Andrej Sekera (0)
12. Matt Ellis (0)
13. T.J. Brennan (0)
14. Ville Leino (0)
15. Cody McCormick (0)
16. Jochen Hecht (-1)
17. Alexander Sulzer (-2)
18. John Scott (-2)
19. Patrick Kaleta (-2)
20. Jhonas Enroth (-3)
21. Nathan Gerbe (-4)
22. Drew Stafford (-4)
23. Cody Hodgson (-7)
24. Jordan Leopold (-8)
25. Tyler Myers (-16)