This exercise serves as a starting point for what the value of each Sabres player might be if a team comes calling.

"Players have told reporters that the 0-8-3 winless streak and 11-17-4 record is on them. Ruff tried to shoulder the blame as well," Lance Lysowski writes.

But since those comments, the Sabres’ winless streak has grown from five to 11 games. Lindy Ruff, the team’s 64-year-old ...