Michael Funk

Has anybody seen Michael Funk play this year? How has he looked?

Has anybody seen Michael Funk play this year? How has he looked?I haven't had a chance to see him this year (I'm on the other coast), but I hear that he's regressed a bit from his projected development. I know he was trying mightily to bulk-up going into the season, hoping to be more assertive physically, but I keep hearing that it's the same old Funk out in Portland - a slightly above average Dman with many questions. Sabres fans think they have another Mike Wilson on their hands, but he's still young.

Funk is smooth and good with the puck, but he's passive. He has zero physical presence and really just doesn't look like he cares much about anything. Good puck mover and skater though, and not bad positionally.

Funk is smooth and good with the puck, but he's passive. He has zero physical presence and really just doesn't look like he cares much about anything. Good puck mover and skater though, and not bad positionally.

That about sums it up. Good quick analysis.