The Gauntlet

After a lengthy bout with laryngitis (not ideal for a radio broadcaster), I?m looking forward to the holidays.  Something tells me the Buffalo Sabre players are, as well.

I can?t remember the last time a hockey team was lambasted like the Sabres have been over the past 11 days.  That?s probably because I can?t remember the last time a team?s star goaltender got run over by a charging forward, only to have the goalie?s teammates stand by idly, watching the guilty player escorted away from the fray with a smile on his face. 

Granted, Ryan Miller isn?t having a stand out season, but he?s still one of the elite netminders in the game.  He?s a consummate professional, and in many ways, he?s the face of the Buffalo franchise.  And even though Jhonas Enroth is a more than capable replacement, the fact that Milan Lucic was allowed to steamroll a Vezina Trophy winner with no consequence is a disturbing development. 

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