Ahead of last night’s tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins, for the fourth consecutive game, Evan Rodrigues was listed as a healthy scratch for the Buffalo Sabres . As players like Patrik Berglund, Vladimir Sobotka and Tage Thompson have continued to struggle offensively (Thompson’s goal last night notwithstanding), the decision to continuously leave Rodrigues in the press box is a bizarre one.
Some have theorized that Phil Housley has left him out so not to disturb his team’s winning formula, but that logic doesn’t really follow.