So Thomas Vanek was savagely slashed on Saturday afternoon, and seemingly the motivations and efforts of the Sabres went the way of his mysterious injury. Or so it seems. I believe that the Sabres looked fairly off throughout the first two games, regardless of Vanek’s bout with polio, or whatever Lindy isn’t telling us it is (I should clarify, I love that Lindy doesn’t disclose injuries…..how am I more important than Milan Lucic’s headhunting prowess—should I know what’s wrong from the nosebleeds so the crazy Czech can blindside some player’s injured regions??)