Consistency and a positive outlook were tough traits to come by for the entire Buffalo Sabres team this year. Having a mentality to fight to win, and having the ability to play evenly at both ends of the ice were very much unheard of. Johan Larsson was able to accomplish that this year.
After having a bit of an up and down season the year previous, Larsson found a bit of his rhythm in Rochester at the start of this year. He hadn’t been able to put in a goal at the NHL level to that point, but he showed his drive to accomplish that.