Sabres Botterill Plays it Safe
With roughly the same odds to land the No. 1 overall pick at the NHL Entry Draft (4.7%) than to make the playoffs (4.2%), it would have taken one if…
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Off the Crossbar: Bogosian Set to Win Cup and Conn Smythe with Lightning
Now that defenseman Zach Bogosian has signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning, odds are the team will win the Stanley Cup and the blueliner will also take home the Conn…
Sabres Must Prioritize Picks Over Progress at Trade Deadline
The Buffalo Sabres find themselves at a fork in the road. Currently sitting eight points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs with just a game in hand, they squandered what could…
Sabres Waive Bogosian and What It Means
Zach Bogosian’s playing days in a Buffalo Sabres sweater appear to be over. After asking for a trade in December, he’s now been waived by the team. Bogosian was a…
Sabres’ Problems Run from Top to Bottom
It’s happened twice this season. On two separate occasions, teams have lost to the Buffalo Sabres and heads have rolled the next day. On Dec. 2, the New Jersey Devils…
Eichel in Lumberjack Mode Is a Good Sign
For all the talk about Duane, the irate Buffalo Sabres fan who phoned a local sports radio talk show Friday, the bigger concern in Western New York should be around…
Building the Sabres’ Path to the Playoffs
The time has come for the Buffalo Sabres to get some rest. Entering the bye week, the Sabres find themselves where most would have expected them to be at this…
Bogosian, Botterill and Buffalo’s Bloated Blue Line
A lack of a bonafide No. 2 center. A glaring lack of secondary scoring. Woeful special teams. There are plenty of reasons why the Buffalo Sabres sit outside of the…
4 Reasons the Sabres Should Go All-In This Season
This is certainly unfamiliar territory. As we approach the calendar turning to 2020, the Buffalo Sabres are in the thick of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference. Not battling…
Sabres’ Krueger Pushing All the Right Buttons
He came to Buffalo a relative unknown. When Ralph Krueger was hired as head coach of the Buffalo Sabres, he was not considered a slam-dunk candidate. Not having coached in…
Sabres GM Botterill ‘Actively Seeking’ Forward Depth
BUFFALO, N.Y. — With defenceman Zach Bogosian getting closer to making his season debut, Buffalo general manager Jason Botterill said he is actively seeking a trade to balance the Sabres…
Sabres Primed for Deep Playoff Run
There are countless question marks around the 2019-20 edition of the Buffalo Sabres. In the second of this two-part series, we see the glass as half full… very optimistic about…