Steve Ott was greeted with a rousing ovation when he was
introduced in the starting lineup Thursday night, so apparently
fans weren’t overly upset with him for his critical comments
about them earlier in the week. Say what you will about Buffalo,
but its people generally are a friendly and forgiving lot.  Ott
will learn soon enough that Sabres fans don’t ask for much more
than a full effort on most nights, which is precisely why he’s
one of their more popular players. He’s an honest player who is
intelligent and tough. You never get the sense from watching him
play that he just stole your wallet and maxed out your credit
cards.  Sadly, on this team, that’s all it takes to stand out.
Ott has been here for four months. If he was around for the past
four years, he would have known the boos raining down from the
stands, which returned Thursday night in a 5-1 loss to the
Canadiens, weren’t directed toward him or the young teammates he
was trying to protect.  They were booing the franchise, the
general manager, th