Sabres Hand Mattias Samuelsson A Tough-Room Grade

Buffalo's report card on Mattias Samuelsson is the kind of thing that tells you more about the player than the box score ever will. The Sabres have plenty of moving parts, but Samuelsson's evaluation matters because his role shapes the whole back end. Defensemen like him get judged on the stuff fans notice last and coaches notice first. This is one of those grades that can say a lot without screaming anything at all.