Life & Times of Sabres’ Equipment Manager Rip Simonick
This story was originally filed in Nov. of 2016, we think it’s still a great read for hockey fans. Even before the Buffalo Sabres were awarded an NHL franchise in…
This story was originally filed in Nov. of 2016, we think it’s still a great read for hockey fans. Even before the Buffalo Sabres were awarded an NHL franchise in…
Two teams on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. Two teams scratching and clawing for every point in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race — and it wasn’t…
Yes, the NHL Draft brings out the media in droves. Press from all 30 teams are on hand, national and international publications, news teams from other countries asking questions —…
Hey Buffalo Sabres, are you kidding me right now? Just one? No, one would just not do. Two? No, not just two. Two would not be good enough, not with…
After missing 30 games with a lingering groin injury, Tyler Ennis needed all of 19 seconds to make an impact in his return to the Buffalo Sabres lineup. Ennis, the…
For the Buffalo Sabres, it was a best-case scenario: an immediate and newsworthy return on their mammoth, seven-year, $42 million contract. Kyle Okposo, the team leader in goals (12) and…
“It’s not good enough. We had them on the ropes. We should have beat them. We kind of pissed away a point we could have had and they all add…
Out with the old, in with the new. It may not have yielded the playoff berth the Sabres were looking for but 2016 was still a year of marked improvement…
Buffalo got the start they were looking for. The Sabres just couldn’t seal the deal. Getting a jump on the competition for the second straight game, Marcus Foligno opened the…
Haven’t the Buffalo Sabres already settled its injury debt with the hockey gods? In a season with more injury pitfalls than any in recent memory, the Sabres suffered yet another…
It’s not the concept, it’s the execution. It’s the most basic drill in practice: The Shootout. You vs. the Goalie. One on One. Mano a Mano. But at the end…
Kyle Okposo and Matt Moulson held the knife while Rasmus Ristolainen stabbed the Islanders in the back. In his first game against his former team, Okposo’s perfect pass to Ristolainen…