FARMERS BRANCH, Texas – After the kind of disaster Josh Gorges endured in his first season in Buffalo, it was hard to envision him as a top-pair defenseman this season. Zach Bogosian’s injury certainly elevated Gorges’ role some but the 31-year-old is quietly putting together a much better season for the Sabres.
Quietly. Key word when you’re talking about a defenseman. Going unnoticed is a good thing.
Gorges has posted a minus rating just once in his last 10 games while playing alongside Rasmus Ristolainen. He played 22 minutes, 57 seconds in Thursday’s shootout loss in St.