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The Buffalo Sabres are expecting big things from defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, who signed a mammoth contract extension last year and was named team captain ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season. He officially succeeds former Sabres forward Kyle Okposo, who was traded to the Florida Panthers at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. And thanks to his […]

In early November 2021, the Buffalo Sabres traded franchise center Jack Eichel to the Vegas Golden Knights. Selected second overall in 2015, Eichel was seen as the player who could help lead the team back to relevancy. But while he arguably did his part, the pieces weren’t put in place around him. The Sabres cycled […]

The Buffalo Sabres have had an up-and-down start to the season in 2024-25. Sabres players engaged in a fight during practice at one point in the early going. But they eventually overcame a winless start to win four of six games in October. However, they are back on hard times as they have lost each […]

The New York Islanders look to break their losing streak as they face the Buffalo Sabres.  It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Sabres prediction and pick. The Islanders come in struggling. They are just 3-5-2 on the year and have lost four of their last five games. Last time out, […]

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin is getting some bad news. Dahlin is getting fined $5,000 by the NHL for high-sticking in a game against the Florida Panthers, per Daily Faceoff. The penalty is the highest possible punishment allowable under the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Sabres were trailing 3-2 at the time of the incident. […]

The Dallas Stars are riding high after a massive win on Saturday, but they can’t take the Buffalo Sabres lightly in this game. The Sabres have flaws, but they can put it together and take down a top team any night. It’s time to continue our NHL Odds series with a prediction and pick for […]

The Buffalo Sabres are on the road to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets Thursday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Blue Jackets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Sabres-Blue Jackets NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Sabres-Blue […]

The Buffalo Sabres have their first road trip of the road as they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins.  It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Penguins prediction and pick. The Buffalo Sabres enter the game sitting at 1-3 on the year. They lost both games in the Global Series to the Devils […]

The Buffalo Sabres and their fans are running out of patience after a record-breaking playoff drought. The Sabres are tied for first amongst the four North American sports for the longest active postseason droughts. Buffalo and the New York Jets are tied with a 13-year absence, last making the playoffs in the 2010-11 season. One […]

The Buffalo Sabres earned their first victory of the 2024-25 NHL season on Saturday, defeating the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 5-2 and snapping a three-game losing streak to start the year. However, not all is right in Sabres land. Tensions began to flair during Monday morning’s practice session. Rasmus Dahlin and Peyton Krebs […]

On Saturday, the Florida Panthers will battle the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center. It will be a battle in Upstate New York as we share our NHL odds series and make a Panthers-Sabres prediction and pick. The Panthers are 1-1 after losing 3-1 to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday in Canada. Unfortunately, they fell […]

Anze Kopitar put the Los Angeles Kings on his back in the team’s season-opening win over the Buffalo Sabres, scoring a natural hat trick in a 3-1 victory at the Keybank Center on Thursday night. The captain also made some impressive NHL history in the process. “Anze Kopitar scored his second season-opening hat trick in […]

The Los Angeles Kings open their season as they visit the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kings-Sabres prediction and pick. The Los Angeles Kings will be looking to make the playoffs once again this year. They were third in the Pacific Division and seventh in the Western […]

There was a palpable excitement around the Buffalo Sabres when the club kicked off its 2024-25 campaign against the New Jersey Devils in Prague, Czech Republic this weekend — but it turned into a nightmare. Not only did the Sabres lose both games to the Devils in the 2024 NHL Global Series Czechia — while […]

It is game two in Czechia for the NHL Global Series as the Buffalo Sabres face the New Jersey Devils. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Devils prediction and pick. The Devils started strong in the first game with the Sabres. They had 11 shots on goal in the first […]

The New Jersey Devils kick off the regular season as they face the Buffalo Sabres in Czechia for the NHL Global Series. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Devils-Sabres prediction and pick. It was a disappointing season for the New Jersey Devils last season. They would finish the regular season […]

The Buffalo Sabres are hoping to compete for a Stanley Cup in 2024-25. It certainly won’t be an easy road to the Cup if Buffalo wins it all. However, difficult roads are nothing new for this team. Take goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, for instance. Luukkonen emerged as the team’s primary option in net last season. And […]

The Buffalo Sabres have missed the playoffs in 13 consecutive seasons entering 2024-25. They have a young roster full of potential looking to finally make the postseason. With new captain Rasmus Dahlin on defense, Tage Thompson up front, and Lindy Ruff behind the bench, the Sabres are set up for a solid regular season. We’ll […]

The Buffalo Sabres hired Lindy Ruff as head coach over the summer. Ruff takes over behind the bench after the Sabres fired Don Granato following the 2023-24 season. It’s a move that surprised some around the hockey world. But if there’s anyone who knows the Buffalo franchise inside and out, it’s Ruff. The veteran head […]

The Buffalo Sabres named Rasmus Dahlin as their new captain on Thursday. It did not come as a shocking development by any means. Dahlin has been one of the Sabres’ best players for a few years. He is also a proven leader for this team on and off the ice. Dahlin succeeds recently retired forward […]

It’s a new era for the Buffalo Sabres, who have announced that defenseman Rasmus Dahlin has been named the 21st captain in franchise history. He’ll be hoping to lead the Sabres back to the postseason and end their lengthy drought, which is currently the longest in the National Hockey League. Rasmus Dahlin has been named […]

The Buffalo Sabres missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. After the season, Buffalo fired head coach Don Granato due to the disappointing performance. Instead of going for some new blood behind the bench, the team went back to a franchise icon. Lindy Ruff re-joined the Sabres this summer after spending time with the New […]

The Buffalo Sabres are desperately trying to break the longest playoff drought in North American sports. The Western New York based franchise hasn’t advanced to the dance since 2011, and despite multiple rebuilds, including trading once-franchise cornerstone Jack Eichel in the process, nothing has worked. But the Sabres have a competitive squad, and similar to […]

The Buffalo Sabres are ignominiously in the middle of the longest playoffs drought in NHL history, and their offseason activity shows that they are plainly aware of that fact. General manager Kevyn Adams added several speedy forwards in the hopes of providing the squad with the necessary style of play and firepower to contend for […]

When the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup, Kyle Okposo lifted the trophy for the first time. While he didn’t have a massive impact on the team, it was still a great send-off to his 17-year NHL career. On Thursday, the former Islanders and Sabres forward announced his retirement from the National Hockey League. View […]

After 13 seasons in the NHL, two years overseas, and representing Canada on the national stage Tyler Ennis is hanging up the skates, officially. The veteran forward who helped make the Buffalo Sabres watchable a decade ago announced the decision using an Instagram post. A sub-six-foot winger out of Edmonton, one of the best Sabres players […]

Peyton Krebs has a new deal with the Buffalo Sabres. The 23-year-old forward has signed a two-year, $2,9 million extension deal with Buffalo that carries an average annual value of $1.45 million, as announced by the team via X (formerly Twitter). “We have signed forward Peyton Krebs to a two-year deal with an AAV of […]

The last time the Buffalo Sabres made the playoffs, Ryan Miller was the starting goaltender and the team was led by Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville and Tyler Ennis. Oh, and Barack Obama was President of the United States. Yes, it’s been that long. The Sabres last advanced to the dance in 2010-11, where they led […]

James van Riemsdyk has been unable to find a landing spot ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season. He spent last year with the Boston Bruins after becoming a free agent, holding a bottom-six role where he managed 38 points in 71 games. It was an improvement over his 2022-23 season with the Philadelphia Flyers where […]

The Buffalo Sabres can’t afford to have any regression candidates in the 2024-25 season, considering they hold the longest playoff drought in North American sports. The Sabres and New York Jets have missed the playoffs for 12 straight seasons and now hold the record after the Seattle Mariners and Sacramento Kings recently broke their dry […]

It has been a while since the last time the Buffalo Sabres played in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That was over a decade ago, in 2011, when the franchise won 43 games under Lindy Ruff. At that time, Sabres forward JJ Peterka was just nine years old. Several years later, Peterka has become part of […]

The Buffalo Sabres have not made the playoffs in 13 seasons, tied for the longest active streak in American sports. They missed the playoffs by eight points last season, fired their coach, and re-hired Linday Ruff to be the bench boss. The Sabres are a very young team but do have veterans like Jason Zucker, […]

The Buffalo Sabres are deep into their rebuilding phase and hold the longest playoff drought in the league, missing the postseason every year since 2011. Despite this, fans across generations have many memorable moments to cherish while they await the team’s return to competitive play. Established in 1970, the Sabres are among the few teams […]

No team in North American professional sports has suffered more than the Buffalo Sabres over the last decade-and-a-half. Although that’s a subjective statement, this one isn’t: no team has gone longer without making a playoff appearance than the team that calls Western New York home. Through multiple rebuilds, trading a franchise cornerstone in Jack Eichel […]

The Buffalo Sabres have a lot of young talent that has already made an impact at the NHL level. The Sabres missed the playoffs once again in 2023-24 despite a lot of hype around them in the preseason. With Lindy Ruff back in town as head coach, Buffalo hopes the veteran bench boss can get […]

The Buffalo Sabres have had quite the offseason. They invested in one of their own as goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen signed a new contract after a promising 2023-24 campaign. However, the Sabres bought out Jeff Skinner and shockingly traded Matt Savoie to the Edmonton Oilers. It’s been a bit of a whirlwind, to say the least. […]

The Buffalo Sabres didn’t live up to their lofty expectations during the 2023-24 season. However, goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen emerged as a source of hope despite the down year overall. Buffalo inked an offseason acquisition to a contract on Wednesday. After that, though, they rewarded their young goaltender after his emergence over the last season. The […]

The Buffalo Sabres have made a couple of interesting trades this offseason, including acquiring former fifth-round pick Beck Malenstyn from the Washington Capitals on June 29. And the franchise avoided arbitration with the restricted free agent, signing him to a two-year, $2.70 million contract on Tuesday, the team announced. “This guy is a player who’s […]

Despite 13 straight National Hockey League seasons without a playoff appearance — the longest such drought in North American professional sports — the Buffalo Sabres continue to struggle to make meaningful progress. In 2023-24, the club floundered again, finishing sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a 39-37-6 record. It wasn’t a terrible season by […]