Buffalo Sabres Power Rankings - 2011-12
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 28 | 39-32-11 | 18 | The real Buffalo Sabres showed up too late in the second half. I see red flags in this core: not enough character for my liking. If I'm GM Darcy Regier, I'm a busy man this summer. | |
| Week 27 | 38-31-10 | 17 | Its going to be a long summer if the Sabres, so good of late, miss the postseason by virtue of Saturdays shocking loss to woeful Toronto, their second loss in a row. They get another shot at the Leafs but also have Philadelphia and Boston in the final week. | |
| Week 26 | 37-29-10 | 10 | The scorching Sabres will be a mighty dangerous foe if they get into the playoffs. | |
| Week 25 | 33-29-10 | 21 | The Sabres are still in the hunt for the final spot in the Eastern Conference but continue to let too many opportunities slip by, as was the case in a shootout loss to Florida on Saturday, a game in which they often dominated but couldn't close the deal. | |
| Week 24 | 32-29-8 | 17 | The Sabres are charging hard and 2010 Olympic MVP Ryan Miller is playing the part. | |
| Week 23 | 30-27-8 | 18 | Speaking of the Sabres, they were left for dead a month ago but have managed to quietly go 6-0-2 in their past eight to pull within two points of the eighth-place Jets. Did we mention Monday's big game? | |
| Week 22 | 27-27-8 | 23 | Sabres fans will love Cody Hodgson. | |
| Week 21 | 25-27-7 | 25 | The Sabres have played better of late (notwithstanding getting pounded 7-2 by Philly last week), but the playoffs are a pipe dream. GM Darcy Regier has to move some of his dead wood and start thinking about how to repair the damage of this woeful season. | |
| Week 20 | 24-25-6 | 26 | Paul Gaustad (UFA on July 1) would make a terrific pickup for another team. | |
| Week 19 | 22-24-9 | 28 | The Sabres are 10 points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and seem destined to finish well out of the playoff bracket, because other also-rans such as the Islanders and Lightning are playing well of late. | |
| Week 18 | 20-24-5 | 27 | Was the pre-break win in New Jersey the turning point? | |
| Week 17 | 19-24-5 | 28 | The sad-sack Sabres are tied with Carolina for last place in the Eastern Conference thanks to a five-game losing streak. Shocking. | |
| Week 16 | 19-20-5 | 24 | The Sabres began a season-defining, seven-game road trip with a loss to lowly Long Island. Ouch. | |
| Week 15 | 18-18-5 | 23 | The Sabres have not won two in a row since Nov. 11. That's no way to make the playoffs. | |
| Week 14 | 17-17-4 | 24 | How patient is owner Terry Pegula going to be? | |
| Week 13 | 16-15-3 | 24 | All of Terry Pegula's money hasn't been able to keep the Sabres either healthy or competitive, as they've gone 1-4-1 in their past six. Lots of time remains for Sabres in the mediocre East, but time isn't their problem: Leadership and productivity are. | |
| Week 12 | 16-13-3 | 16 | Thrilling win over rival Toronto on Friday night, followed up by a brutal performance next night in Pittsburgh. Tough team to read, these Sabres. | |
| Week 11 | 15-12-2 | 18 | Just three wins in their past 10 for the Sabres, a team many believed would challenge for the Northeast Division lead, if not the conference title. Injuries? Yes. Disappointing? Wildly. | |
| Week 10 | 14-11-1 | 14 | Welcome back, Ryan Miller. Now, can this team find consistency? | |
| Week 9 | 13-9-1 | 15 | Yes, the Sabres are mightily banged-up. Still, they have just two wins in their past six games. | |
| Week 8 | 12-8-0 | 14 | The big rematch with Boston goes Wednesday night -- the first encounter since Sabres goalie Ryan Miller was injured in a controversial collision with Bruins winger Milan Lucic. | |
| Week 7 | 10-6-0 | 15 | The Sabres saw a four-game winning streak end abruptly, as they were steamrolled by Boston 6-2 on Saturday. Worse, the Sabres lost struggling starting netminder Ryan Miller, who has just one win in his past six starts, to a concussion after he was hit by Milan Lucic while playing a loose puck. | |
| Week 6 | 8-5-0 | 11 | Well, well, Jhonas Enroth. gets back-to-back starts over the weekend and earns wins in both. | |
| Week 5 | 6-4-0 | 14 | The Sabres gave up two late goals in a home loss to Florida on Saturday and at 6-4 don't look like the world-beaters many projected them to be. Their road record (4-1) is impressive. Their home record (2-3) is less so early on. | |
| Week 4 | 5-2-0 | 7 | The Sabres open a five-game homestand with Tampa, Columbus and Florida in town this week. The Bolts beat Buffalo 3-0 on Saturday night. | |
| Week 3 | 3-1-0 | 7 | After a disappointing loss to Carolina, the Sabres bounced back nicely with a tough 3-2 road win against the Penguins on Saturday. Luke Adam continued his early assault on the Calder Trophy with a goal (his third) and an assist Saturday. The Sabres look good early on. | |
| Week 2 | 2-0-0 | 2 | Oh yeah, baby! Our pick to win the Northeast Division is off to a flying start after sweeping their games in Europe. How about rookie center Luke Adam, eh? | |
| Week 1 | 0-0-0 | 10 | We have to admit that we're still not sure how all the pieces will fit together in Buffalo, but this is not your grandfather's Sabres squad, that's for sure. | |
