'Yotes Spell Trouble for Struggling Sabres

Wayne Gretzky's first trip to Buffalo as the Great Coach was a marvelous execution of how a road game should be played. As intelligent as Gretzky is, he still has not been given enough credit for the job he has done adapting to his players and his new job. Far from the high-flying offense of his days with the Edmonton Oilers, the current Phoenix squad is led by the talented Ladislav Nagy, Mike Comrie and journeyman and former Sabre Geoff Sanderson. None of these players strikes fear in the hearts of opposing defenses. Instead Gretzky's troops rely on steady goaltending and a trap type style defense. Some would call them Sabre like. Gretzky's coaching so far this season has shown he understands all hockey players and can embrace all types of hockey.