Vulgar Opinions: Senators @ Sabres (3-16-13) Stars and Black Holes

That was expected.

Stars:

1. Drew Stafford – Do I really have to do this?  Sigh…
2. Christian Ehrhoff - I’m not sure anyone has been good more, and bad less than Ehrhoff.
3. Mike Weber - Last year’s train wreck is this year’s pleasant surprise.  Sweet.

Unsung Hero:

• Tyler Myers - It has been (?) days since a Tyler Myers meltdown.

The Robert Wade Niedermayer Memorial Black Holes:

1. Jordan Leopold - Solid tip in for Leopold.
2. Thomas Vanek – Just not strong on that first goal.
3. Jochen Hecht - Look, I’ve talked about Hecht a lot.  Paying your 3rd-4th line center a million dollars is not the thing that’s crippling the team.  I guess he’s fun to hate, but it’s dumb to make “get rid of Jochen Hecht” the number one thing that must happen.  That said, he played the Senators third goal like a true Vanek.

Unseen Goat:

• None.

Leaderboard:

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

1. Thomas Vanek (+26)
2. Ryan Miller (+22)
3. Jason Pominville (+13)
4. Christian Ehrhoff (+13)
5. Brian Flynn (+7)
6. Steve Ott (+4)
7. Ville Leino (0)
8. Kevin Porter (0)
9. Tyler Ennis (-1)
10. Adam Pardy (-1)
11. Cody McCormick (-1)
12. T.J. Brennan (-1)
13. Andrej Sekera (-1)
14. Robyn Regehr (-2)
15. Jhonas Enroth (-2)
16. John Scott (-3)
17. Mike Weber (-4)
18. Mikhail Grigorenko (-5)
19. Alexander Sulzer (-6)
20. Jochen Hecht (-7)
21. Nathan Gerbe (-9)
22. Tyler Myers (-11)
23. Cody Hodgson (-13)
24. Patrick Kaleta (-14)
25. Jordan Leopold (-14)
26. Marcus Foligno (-17)
27. Drew Stafford (-37)