The Sabres haven't won a game so far this season, and it may be a while before they do. Their next four games are against the New York Islanders, the Vancouver Canucks, the Colorado Avalanche and the Boston Bruins. They may have to wait until they face the Florida Panthers on Oct. 25 before they get in the win column.
You can't blame the Sabres' goaltenders for this mess. Ryan Miller (2.29 goals against average) and Jhonas Enroth (2.66 GAA) have both played well this season.
It's the horrendous offense that has the Sabres reeling through the first two weeks. They have yet to score more than two goals in a game, and they've been limited to one goal four times. About the only good thing you can say about the Sabres is that they're fortunate they have been shut only once this season.
One look at the Sabres' roster is all you need to understand what's gone wrong with the offense. Outside of Thomas Vanek (who probably should consider demanding a trade), the Sabres have no proven playmakers up front. That, my friends, is what I call a major problem. No hockey team will win a lot of games if it can't generate some offense on a regular basis. The Sabres can't even do that right now.
Maybe some of the Sabres' young players -- such as 19-year-old centers Zemgus Girgensons and Mikhail Grigorenko, and 22-year-old left winger Johan Larsson -- will step up and start producing. But until someone steps up at the offensive end, Miller and Enroth are left to do their best to keep the Sabres in games at their end.
Frankly, it doesn't look good in Buffalo.
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