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The Buffalo Sabres were reeling in the final couple of days before Bowen Byram was traded from the Colorado Avalanche to Western New York. The team was mired in a three-game losing skid, sacrificing precious points in the late-season push for a playoff spot. Sabres fans were likely shocked when one of the most objectively […]

A pivotal contest with only a few weeks remaining in the regular season, the Buffalo Sabres will travel to British Columbia to take on the Vancouver Canucks! Join us for our NHL odds series where our Sabres-Canucks prediction and pick will be made. At this point of the season, there is no question that Buffalo […]

The Colorado Avalanche were rather active at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. Colorado made a few moves to add depth to their lineup prior to March 8. However, they made two significant moves to boost their playoff odds. Here, we’ll hand out NHL trade grades for their deal sending Bowen Byram to the Buffalo Sabres […]

After shipping Sean Walker to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, the Philadelphia Flyers will look to replace him with Erik Johnson after acquiring the veteran from the Buffalo Sabres, per The Athletic’s Chris Johnston. In return, the Flyers are sending a 2024 fourth-round selection to Western New York. Johnson spent the first 13 seasons of […]

The Florida Panthers have struck again at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. Florida has acquired veteran forward Kyle Okposo from the Buffalo Sabres, according to Elliotte Friedman. Buffalo is acquiring defenseman Calle Sjalin and a seventh-round draft pick in return for their captain. This move comes after Florida acquired Vladimir Tarasenko on Wednesday. The Panthers […]

Mere minutes after acquiring Sean Walker from the Philadelphia Flyers, the Colorado Avalanche are making another trade call to acquire Casey Mittelstadt from the Buffalo Sabres. The Avs are sending Bowen Byram back in a true one-for-one deal, according to The Athletic’s Chris Johnston. Colorado is shipping out a first-round pick, Ryan Johansen and Bowen […]

The Nashville Predators continue their long home stand as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Predators prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Sabres come into Wednesday night sitting at 29-29-4 on the year and have won five of their last seven games. They will be playing […]

It is an Atlantic Division clash as the Buffalo Sabres visit the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Maple Leafs prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Sabres enter the game at 29-29-4 on the year, sitting sixth in the Atlantic Division. They have won five of their last […]

Kyle Okposo, who is playing his eighth season for the Buffalo Sabres, admitted his time with the team may be running out. After a 5-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday and with the NHL trade deadline this Friday, a day before the Sabres’ next home game, Okposo was asked if he had considered […]

The Vegas Golden Knights continue their eastern swing as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Golden Knights-Sabres prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Golden Knights enter the game sitting at 33-20-7 on the year, good for second in the Pacific division. They have struggled as of […]

The NHL announced that it has fined Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato and Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe $25,000 each for unprofessional conduct towards officials. Don Granato was fined for his conduct that resulted in a bench minor during the Sabres’ game against the Florida Panthers on Feb. 27. The conduct in […]

The Buffalo Sabres are nowhere near making the playoffs this season, which means they could be sellers at the trade deadline. There’s been a lot of interest in one of their best players in Alex Tuch, but it appears he’s not only happy to stay put but the Sabres also value him, as reported by […]

It is an Eastern Conference battle as the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Blue Jackets prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Sabres come into the game at 25-27-4 on the year, sitting in sixth in the Atlantic Division. They have won three of […]

It is an Atlantic Division clash as the Buffalo Sabres visit the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Canadiens prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Sabres come into the game sitting at 24-27-4 on the year and have won just four of their last ten games. Last time out, […]

The Anaheim Ducks will head to Upper New York to face off against the Buffalo Sabres for a matinee game at the KeyBank Center. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Ducks-Sabres prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Ducks suffered a horrific 9-2 loss to the Toronto Maple […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are once again staring down the barrel of a fire sale at the NHL Trade Deadline. To be fair, it isn’t just because they are last in their division. There is a logjam on the NHL roster, as young prospects are ready to take more prominent roles. But young players aren’t […]

The Buffalo Sabres were one of the big surprises in 2022-23, coming within two points of advancing to the Stanley Cup Playoffs and looking poised to finally get over the hump this time around. But it’s looking like another postseason-less 2024 in Western New York as the longest drought in the National Hockey League continues. […]

The Buffalo Sabres are looking to trade center Casey Mittelstadt, and according to reports, the Sabres are very determined to get a deal done by the NHL trade deadline. With the March 8 deadline looming, Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams reportedly has his sights set on shipping Mittelstadt out of Buffalo, according to hockey insider […]

The Buffalo Sabres have fallen well below preseason expectations this season. Buffalo entered the year as favorites to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, that appears unlikely at this point. As a result, a few veteran players, including Erik Johnson, have heard their names in the rumor mill ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline. However, […]

The Buffalo Sabres are getting some crushing news. The team is losing key defender Mattias Samuelsson for the remainder of the season due to an upper body injury, per the team’s social media. Samuelsson requires surgery for the injury, but the exact procedure is uncertain at this time. Samuelsson was having somewhat of a quiet […]

For the second time this season, the Buffalo Sabres will be without forward Jack Quinn after the winger underwent surgery to address a lower-body injury, according to The Buffalo News’ Lance Lysowski. Quinn is expected to miss eight weeks of NHL play after Monday’s surgery, which will repair an ailment that occurred during Saturday night’s […]

The Anaheim Ducks, at one point, were a rather surprising team. They went on an impressing winning streak, even handing the Vegas Golden Knights their first loss of the season. That effort was led by veteran goalie John Gibson, who appeared to have found his old self again. However, things fell off rather quickly. The […]

Absolutely nothing is going right for the Los Angeles Kings in 2024. After an electric start to the campaign, Todd McLellan’s team has lost 12 of 14 games to fall to 22-14-9 and fourth place in the Pacific Division. After a ghastly 5-3 loss to the lowly Buffalo Sabres at home on Wednesday night, the […]

The city of Buffalo has been hit hard by snow over the past few days (just ask the Buffalo Bills), and that has continued as we progress through this week. After the Bills had their Wild Card round matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers postponed from Sunday to Monday, it’s now the Buffalo Sabres (and Chicago […]

The Chicago Blackhawks look to reverse recent woes as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blackhakws-Sabres prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Blackhawks are sitting at 12-29-2 and have been struggling as of late. They have lost eight of their last nine games, including four of […]

The Seattle Kraken begin a six-game road trip as they visit the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Sabres prediction, pick, and how-to-watch The Kraken enter the game sitting at 16-14-9 on the year and have been great as of late, winning eight of their last ten games. […]

The Buffalo Sabres continue their Canadian road trip as they face the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Canadiens prediction, pick, and how-to-watch The Sabres enter the game sitting at 15-19-4 on the year, which is seventh in the Atlantic Division. Last time out they face the Ottawa […]

The Boston Bruins continue a road trip as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Sabres prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Bruins enter the game at 19-7-6 on the year but have lost five of their last six games. Last time out, they faced the Minnesota […]

The Buffalo Sabres entered the 2023-24 NHL season with a ton of hope. Many expected the Sabres to challenge for at least a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Some even argued they could have challenged, or even won, the Atlantic Division title. However, they are far below those heights right now. The Sabres are […]

A frustrating second period in a frustrating season for the Buffalo Sabres erupted in anger at the referees in the team’s 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Rangers Saturday night. Leading the charge was defenseman Erik Johnson, who felt victimized by some inexplicable decisions from the men in stripes. “It was absolutely effing ridiculous, […]

On Tuesday night, the Buffalo Sabres were embarrassed by the Columbus Blue Jackets, allowing one of the worst offensive teams in the league to torch them for nine goals. Two nights later, it was a completely different Sabres team that took to the ice at the KeyBank Center in Western New York. Buffalo scored early […]

Just two days after the Buffalo Sabres were hammered 9-4 by the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team paid it forward by hanging the same amount of goals on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. The Sabres had their way with the Leafs in front of the home crowd, dismantling their Atlantic Division rivals 9-3 […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs take the short trip to Buffalo to face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Sabres prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Maple Leafs come into the game at 16-7-6 on the year and are coming off facing the Rangers for the second time […]

Don Granato and the Buffalo Sabres are going through it right now. They enter their Thursday night matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs trying to move past their most embarrassing loss of the season. Buffalo allowed nine goals to the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets on home ice in a game that was never close. In […]

The Buffalo Sabres return home to host the Columbus Blue Jackets. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blue Jackets-Sabres prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Blue Jackets enter the game sitting at 10-17-5 on the year. Last time out they faced the New Jersey Devils. Jack Hughes started the scoring for […]

The Buffalo Sabres may be ready to field winger Jack Quinn back on the ice on Tuesday. Sabres head coach Don Granato announced during Monday’s practice that the 22-year-old looks “ready to go,” as per Buffalo News. “It could be as soon as tomorrow. The target originally was about this timeframe. Then you go through […]

Many believed that Zach Benson was going to be a fantastic NHL player. However, the 2023 NHL Draft was absolutely stacked with promising talent. Benson had top-10 potential, but actually going within the first 10 picks was no guarantee. On draft night, he fell to the Buffalo Sabres at pick 13. And Buffalo is certainly […]

The Buffalo Sabres continue their road trip as they visit the Vegas Golden Knights. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Golden Knights prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Buffalo Sabres enter the game sitting at 12-15-3 on the year. Last time out they faced the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche opened the […]

The Buffalo Sabres begin a three-game western road trip as they face the Colorado Avalanche. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Avalanche prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Sabres enter the game sitting at 12-14-3 on the year. That currently placed them in sixth place in their division, as they have […]