Moving Marty is Best for Biron

After witnessing the Sabres practice in HSBC arena on Thursday night my emotions can be explained in one word, excited. I was excited to be watching NHL hockey, I was excited to see the ice, I was excited to hear the sounds. I will be bursting out of my pants for the preseason game against the Capitals on Saturday. It is starting to sink in. That feeling that only comes at the start of an NHL season, when anything is possible and even the most passive team in the offseason is in first place if only for a couple hours. The playoffs are within reach. With apologies to two turn tables and a microphone This is truly where it's at.
I couldn't help but notice that Marty Biron was the weaker of the two goaltenders. Both Biron and Ryan Miller made some stellar saves but what was more telling were the saves Biron failed to make. A slapshot from the top of the faceoff circle and a Rory Fitzpatrick penalty shot are chances an NHL goaltender must stop, at least an NHL goaltender that can help the Buffalo Sabres must stop. I have not seen Mika Noronen yet but based on salary, Biron is the most attractive candidate to be shipped out. His experience should also make him more marketable to other teams as well. He deserves a chance to play somewhere else. This is Ryan Miller's team now. Marty is just keeping his seat warm until he arrives. The loss of Miro Satan is being greated with muted cheers in the Buffalo lockeroom. Recent articles in the Buffalo News have quoted mutiple players saying that Miro did not have any chemistry with the players in Buffalo and it may have been best for him to move on. Chemistry is all well and good but Satan was still the teams leading scorer in 6 of the last 7 seasons the Sabres iced a team. For Buffalo to just let him go without getting anything in return is a bad move by Darcy Regeir. If the Sabres can make the playoffs and make it interesting once they get there all will be forgiven but for now the only thing that the Sabres can do to sell tickets is to sell hope. Nothing in the offseason has made sabrenation believe that this year will be different from any other.