Using the Sabres for the 2009-2010 Fantasy NHL Season

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By: staff Posted: September 16, 2009

Using Sabres for the 2009-2010 NHL Season

Success in fantasy sports is not just in knowing the best player in the league. Although the fact that you can get the best player possible for most positions will give you an upper hand over your competitors, there are still unseen factors that could affect the player’s performance. From unseen injuries and suspensions, your player could end up posting no points to your fantasy team. If you’re not careful or diligent in updating your roster, you’ll end up with the least points possible in every game.

Buffalo Sabres

For that reason, it’s always important to analyze the players and the factors that surround them. You should be able to have a more educated guess if you have considered as many factors as possible.

Season Schedule for Sabres

A good example of an unseen factor affecting the performance of players is their upcoming schedule. Since NHL has posted the schedule for the upcoming season, many fantasy players have taken note which teams will be getting really busy this season. In this article, we’ll focus on Sabres and see how the team will fare this season and how it could have effect in their performance.

The 2009-2010 season for the Sabres will be very busy. The team will naturally have the same number of games as other professional teams in league. But something different can be noted for the Sabres this season. The team will have 18 back to back games this season. They have the 2nd most back to back games (Chicago has 19). Back to back games are games played with no interval. For example, the Sabres will be facing the Islanders on October 16, 2009 but they will face Thrashers the next day. This type of schedule will occur to Sabres 18 times this season.

This schedule will definitely take its toll on the team. Two intense and consecutive professional games can affect the player’s performance. It can even give the other team an upper hand especially if they did not came from a back to back game. A day of rest can mean a lot of difference in the outcome of the game. You can say they are professionals and they can handle this type of schedule but professional players are also human so this schedule definitely has a psychological effect on the players.

Other Good News

But all is not bad for the Sabres. Even though they will have one of the busiest schedules in the league when the season starts, they will do it with the least amount of effort. The team will be traveling only for 25,911 miles this season. The Sabres will be actually traveling the least in the league. Calgary will be traveling the most this season with 55,331 miles. Luckily, the number of miles is controlled for the Sabres because of their geographical location.

The schedule for Sabres will be grueling because of the number of back to back games. But they should be able to deal with it since they will not travel as much as their opponents in the league.