Vulgar Opinions: Sabres @ Lightning (2-26-13) Stars and Black Holes

Sabres lose by negative one to Lightning.

Stars:

1. Thomas Vanek - Back on the scoresheet with two assists and a +2.  Another icetime issue, are we sure Jason Pominville is the guy we want playing an entire powerplay?
2. Ryan Miller - Today he wasn’t acrobatic-good, just plain good, which is better anyways.
3. Tyler Myers - Hopes for the umpteenth time Myers has rounded a corner…

Unsung Hero:

• Robyn Regehr - I love giving shout outs to defensemen who lead the team in minutes without being noticed.  24:07
• Andrej Sekera – Watch him play man on some of the NHL’s shiftiest players.  His positional game leaves a lot to be desired, but man-to-man he might be one of the best defensemen in the NHL.

Black Holes:

1. Drew Stafford - Do something Drew.  Do something.
2. Marcus Foligno - See above.
3. Tyler Ennis and Steve Ott – I liked how the Stamkos goal featured two guys back that have played center, and neither one of them knew who to pick up.

Unseen Goat:

• None.

 

Leaderboard:

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

1. Thomas Vanek (+27)
2. Ryan Miller (+20)
3. Jason Pominville (+10)
4. Christian Ehrhoff (+6)
5. Steve Ott (0)
6. Tyler Ennis (0)
7. Ville Leino (0)
8. Kevin Porter (0)
9. Cody McCormick (-1)
10. T.J. Brennan (-1)
11. Robyn Regehr (-1)
12. John Scott (-3)
13. Jhonas Enroth (-3)
14. Mike Weber (-4)
15. Andrej Sekera (-4)
16. Alexander Sulzer (-6)
17. Mikhail Grigorenko (-6)
18. Jordan Leopold (-8)
19. Jochen Hecht (-10)
20. Patrick Kaleta (-13)
21. Tyler Myers (-14)
22. Nathan Gerbe (-15)
23. Marcus Foligno (-17)
24. Cody Hodgson (-17)
25. Drew Stafford (-20)