i bring this up because the injury to derek roy left an assistant captain spot open and vanek was given the reigns...he has been lauded for his all-around play for the sabres and rightfully so...the team entered january 12th in the conference and are now 7th...interesting to note that he pushed the glamour aside for the leadership role during that span...he was named 1st star once (in january,) 2nd star twice (both in february) and 3rd star three times (all in march)...during that span the team won 24 games...
the big-gun of the month, offense-wise, was nathan gerbe with seven goals, including a blistering rick martin-like slapshot as the team won just hours after the french connection legend passed away... andrej sekera also had a banner month leading the team with 15 points...
we can't dismiss rob niedermayer either who finally scored a goal vs. minnesota on march 6th (a span of 53 games) and ended up with five goals on the month...
and finally, there's jhonas enroth who held the fort by going 3-0 for the month and won in a variety of ways: overtime at minnesota, 6-4 vs. ottawa, and 1-0 vs. the ny rangers--a game which ended a very strong 10-4-2 month for the team...
a look at how the sabres did individually for the month of march...
points:
- march--sekera, 15...vanek, 14...ennis, 12
- february--stafford, 13...vanek, 11...ennis, pomminville, 7
- january--vanek, 16...pomminville, 13...ennis, 10
- december--roy, 11...pomminville, 10...vanek, ennis, stafford, hecht, myers, 7
- november--roy, 13...leopold, connolly, vanek, stafford, 7
- october--roy, vanek, 11...jordan leopold, 9
goals:
- march--gerbe, 7...ennis, 6...pomminville, niedermayer, 5
- february--stafford, 9...vanek, 5...pomminville, goose, 4
- january--vanek, pomminville, stafford, gerbe, 5
- december--staff, 6...pomminville, 5...vanek, ennis, 4
- november--roy, 6....vanek, connolly, 4
- october--vanek, 5...leopold, 4...ennis, roy, 3
power play goals:
- march--connolly, boyes, leopold, 2
- february--stafford, 3...ennis, pomminville, connolly, 1
- january--vanek, 3...pomminville, ennis, gerbe, 2
- december--staff, 4...pomminville, ennis, 2
- november--vanek, myers, 2...roy, leopold, 1
assists:
- march--sekera, 14...vanek, 10...connolly, myers, 7
- february--vanek, ennis, 6...leopold, 5
- january--vanek, 11...pomminville, 8...ennis, 7
- december--roy, 10...myers, 7...sekera, 6
- november--roy, 7...ennis, montador, 5
- october--roy, 8...vanek, 6...connolly, leopold, 5
power play assists:
- march--ennis, stafford, 3...vanek, pomminville, myers, sekera, 2
- february--vanek, 4...connolly, leopold, 2
- january--ennis, 5...vanek, connolly, 3
- december--roy, 6...vanek, 3...ennis, sekera, 2
- november--roy, 4...eight with one
primary assists:
- march--goose, 6...connolly, vanek, 5
- february--vanek, 5...ennis, leopold, 4
- january--pomminville, 5...vanek ennis, 4
- december--roy, 7...hecht, 4...myers, 3
- november--ennis, roy, montador, 4
- october--roy, 6...niedermayer, 3...five with 2
plus/minus:
- march--sekera, +12...myers, +8...vanek, stafford, +7
- february--hecht, +7...ennis, morrison, +6
- january--gerbs, morrisonn, +5...pomminville, +4
- december--weber, +7...sekera, +5...grier, gaustad, +4
- november--montador, +7...leopold, +3...kaleta, +2
- october--montador +9...ennis, +4...stafford, gaustad, +3
plus/minus (bottom):
- march--leopold, -8...grier, niedermayer, -4
- february--gerbe, -3...kaleta, -2...connolly, pomminville, niedermayer, goose, +1
- january--ennis, -6...sekera, niedermayer, -4
- december--leopold, -10...vanek, montador, -5...ennis, -4
- november--connolly, morrisonn, -8...rivet, -7
- october--myers, -10...vanek, -5...morrisonn, -4
forwards avg. toi (minus roy)
total:
- march ytd--pomminville, 18:08, vanek, 17:23, hecht, 17:04
- february ytd--pomminville, 18:00...hecht, 17:22...vanek, 17:21
- january ytd--pomminville, 18:01...vanek, 17:25...hecht, 17:14
- december ytd--roy, 19:32...pomminville, 17:39...vanek, 17:18
- november ytd--roy, 19:37...stafford, 16:48...vanek, 16:38
- october ytd--roy, 19:50...pomminville, 17:23...vanek, 17:11
even strength:
- march ytd--boyes, 14:15, vanek, 13:59...hecht, 13:40
- february ytd--vanek, 13:51...hecht, 13:43...ennis, 13:22
- january ytd--vanek, 13:42...hecht, 13:33...ennis, 13:15
- december ytd--roy, 14:20...vanek, 13:22...hecht, 12:53
- november ytd--roy, 15:04...stafford, 13:18...vanek, 13:06
- october ytd--roy, 14:37, vanek, 13:18...hecht, 13:00
power play:
- march ytd--vanek, 3:20...stafford, 3:01...pomminville, 2:58
- february ytd--vanek, 3:26...connolly, 3:10...pomminville, 3:08
- january ytd--vanek, 3:39...connolly, 3:26...pomminville, 3:24
- december ytd--vanek, 3:52...pomminville, 3:47...roy, 3:43
- november ytd--roy, 3:32...vanek, 3:25...stafford, 3:14
- october ytd--vanek, 3:59...roy, pomminville, 3:48
penalty kill:
- march ytd--grier, 2:43...goose, 2:00...pomminville, 1:56
- february ytd--grier, 2:51...hecht, 2:02...goose, 2:01
- january ytd--grier, 2:47...hecht, 2:05...pomminville, 1:56
- december ytd--grier 2:52...hecht, 2:07...pomminville, 1:59
- november ytd--grier, 3:17...hecht, 2:17...connolly, 2:05
- october ytd--grier, 2:57...hecht, 2:08...pomminville, 1:50
defensemen avg. toi
total:
- march ytd--leopold, 23:19...myers, 22:23...sekera, 20:57
- february ytd--leopold, 23:23...myers, 22:26...sekera, 20:41
- january ytd--leopold, 23:37...myers, 22:32...sekera, 20:40
- december ytd--leopold, 23:48...myers, 23:36...sekera, 20:50
- november ytd--leopold, 23:56...myers, 23:26...montador, sekera, 19:08
- october ytd--leopold, 23:51...myers, 23:41...montador, 20:24
even strength:
- march ytd--leopold, 18:00...sekera, 16:57...myers, 16:49
- february ytd--leopold, 18:02...montador, 17:25...myers, 16:31
- january ytd--leopold, 18:11...montador, 17:30...myers, sekera, 16:12
- december ytd--leopold, 18:13...montador, 17:27...myers 16:42
- november ytd--leopold, 17:36...myers, 16:44...montador, 16:39
- october ytd--leopold, 18:11...montador, 17:47...myers, 16:48
power play:
- march ytd--myers, 2:52...leopold, 2:44...sekera, 2:09
- february ytd--myers, 3:02...leopold, 2:44...sekera, 2:13
- january ytd--myers, 3:15...leopold, 2:48...m.a. gragnani, 2:26...sekera, 2:25
- december ytd--myers, 3:32...leopold, 2:47...sekera, 2:32
- november ytd--myers, 3:15...leopold, 3:11...sekera, 2:48
- october--myers, 3:27...leopold, 2:54...sekera, 2:34
penalty kill:
- march ytd--myers, 2:41...leopold, 2:34...montador, 2:08
- february ytd--myers, 2:52...leopold, 2:36...montador, 2:16
- january ytd--myers, 3:04...leopold, 2:36...montador, 2:17
- december ytd--myers, 3:21...leopold, 2:47...montador, 2:20
- november ytd--myers, 3:26...morrisonn, 3:23...leopold, 3:09
- october ytd--myers, 3:27...leopold, 2:45...morrison, 2:27
goaltending yr. to date (record...shots against...goals against...gaa...sv.%...shutouts)
ryan miller:
- march ytd--33-22-8...1935...164...2.60..., .915...5
- february ytd--28-18-6...1545...133...2.66..., .914...3
- january ytd--21-14-4...1194...104...2.68..., .913...3
- december ytd--13-12-3...809...72...2.62..., .911...2
- november ytd--7-7-2...474...44...2.55..., .914...0
- october ytd--3-5-2...277...27...2.71..., .903...0
patrick lalime:
- march ytd--0-5-0...163...18...2.96..., .890...0
- february ytd--0-5-0...163...18...2.96..., .890...0
- january ytd--0-5-0...163...18...2.96..., 890...0
- december ytd--0-4-0...145...16...3.03..., .890...0
- november ytd--0-4-0...145...16...3.03..., .890...0
jhonas enroth
- march ytd--6-2-1...247...21...2.45..., .915...1
- february ytd--3-2-1...160...15...2.69..., .906...0
- january ytd--2-2-1...126...13...2.90..., .897...0
- december ytd--2-2-1...126...13...2.90..., .897...0
- november ytd--2-2-1...126...13...2.90..., .897...0
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