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The Buffalo Sabres stumble into the month of December with a record we haven't seen since the tank years and in honor of that, we've added that 2013-14 season to our list just so we can see how this team stacks up (or, more appropriately, falls down to that level.) For posterity's sake, here is t...
Yeah. You can put that headline to the theme of Ghostbusters. If there's something strange, in your locker room, Who ya gonna call? Russ Brandon! If the team's a mess and it don't look good, Who ya gonna call? Russ Brandon! Sorry if that song is stuck in your head. It could be worse. I c...
Let's get this out of the way early. The Buffalo Sabres dropped back-to-back games to the Pittsburgh Penguins by a combined 9-1 score. The first game was an utter embarrassment as the Pens treated them as a play toy while on their way toy 4-0 win. Last night was a much better effort by the Sabres bu...
It's news that many Sabres fans have been yearning to hear for a long time, but today the Sabres did something with the struggling Matt Moulson as the 34 yr. old winger from North York, Ontario was waived by Buffalo in a move that was surprising in that they finally did it. Moulson was signed to...
When the news broke that the Buffalo Sabres had traded a 2019 fifth round pick to the Detroit Red Wings for forward Scott Wilson, the first question on the minds of many in Sabreland was, "who?" followed by, "why?" It wasn't a blockbuster deal by any means but the reasoning behind that trade, and th...
If you noticed a difference in the way the Buffalo Sabres played on Tuesday night in Colorado, you weren't seeing things. Heading into the matchup the Sabres were in a serious 1-9-2 rut that included being shut out three times in a row (a franchise record for futility) and goal-less drought that las...
Chicago, Chicago that toddlin' town Chicago, Chicago, I'll show you around... So the song goes. What the word toddlin' means is up for debate and although it revolves around walking with difficulty, they're not sure if the early 20th Century nomenclature involves inebriation, a leisurely st...
NHL Commisioner Gary Bettman said yesterday that the league is projecting hockey-related revenues to rise and that next year's salary cap is expected to be $78-82 millon. That's good news for the Buffalo Sabres as the team will feel the brunt of a $10 million cap-hit from Jack Eichel beginning next...
Buffalo forward Zemgus Girgensons was benched for the last two games. And rightfully so. It's been 19 games since the 6'2" 207 lb. forward has scored a point. October 14, to be exact when he scored a goal at Los Angeles vs. the Kings. "I wasn’t performing at my best," was how 'Gus' put it to the g...
The Ottawa Senators will play the last game of a seven-game/15-day road trip tonight as they visit KeyBank Center to take on the Buffalo Sabres and by the looks of it, they can't wait for it to be over. Ottawa lost 2-1 at Montreal on November 29th to start the trip, then followed with a 6-5 win i...
After pulling off a 3-2 win last night against the Ottawa Senators, the Buffalo Sabres have now picked up points in four straight games (2-0-2.) It's the first time this season that they've done so. Granted, the Sabres beat a Senators team that was on the last leg of a 7-game/15-day road trip and we...
Although a four-game points streak won't strike fear into the hearts of teams like...make that any team...it's a positive step for the Buffalo Sabres and head coach Phil Housley isn't about to change that formula. Reports from the rink have Housley sticking with the same lineup he used in Tuesday's...
Their record is what it is, that of the Eastern Conference's last place team. But the Buffalo Sabres have shown marked improvement in their game lately, and although it hasn't gotten them two points on most nights, the door to success they've been beating on is beginning to show cracks. Buffalo's...
8-18-7 That's the Buffalo Sabres record after 33 games. It translates to 23 points and the second-worst record in the league. The 2017-18 season started with a new GM in Jason Botterill, new head coach in Phil Housley, a somewhat revamped defense-corps and expectations that this team would be...
8-18-7 The above record equals 23 points on the year for the Buffalo Sabres, which is good for 30th in the league right now and as we did in a reminder in yesterday's blog on the Buffalo's goalies and defensemen, here's the Sabres' record through 33 games the prior four seasons: 2016-17: 12-13...
One of the few bright spots for the Buffalo Sabres was their come from behind 5-4 overtime win in Boston back in October. The Sabres were 1-5-2 heading into that game and found themselves down by three goals twice. With the Sabres down 4-1, Boston native Jack Eichel closed the gap with 3:53 left in...
Buffalo forward Sam Reinhart was, for all intents and purposes, benched in last night's 3-0 loss to the Boston Bruins. Reinhart got on the ice at the 1:22 mark of the third period and skated a one-minute shift, then was on the ice again at the 7:18 mark. Head coach Phil Housley put him on the ice ag...
Evander Kane threw a party at a fine dining establishment on Wednesday night. He and his special guests got together at Tempo on Delaware Avenue for a Christmas gathering. Fifty underprivileged kids from King Center Charter School were invited to dine with the Sabres winger who was more than hap...
The Buffalo Sabres will close out a three-game homestand tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers, a team they faced off against just over a week ago. In that game, Buffalo was looking to extend their points-streak to five games for the first time since 2012 but were throttled 2-1. Ryan O'Reilly scor...
Both the Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans got wins last night bringing Western New York some holiday cheer. The Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in their last home game until January 9, 2018 and the Amerks beat the Laval Rocket (MTL) 3-2 in overtime to continue a roll they've been on fo...
Last night was pretty much a microcosm of two teams on two different paths. The Buffalo Sabres, fresh off of a solid 4-2 win at home vs. the Philadelphia Flyers travelled to Carolina to take on the Hurricanes in the second of a back-to-back. Meanwhile, the Rochester Americans were in Laval, Quebec f...
It's the Christmas Break for hockey and if ever a reprieve was needed in Sabreland, now's a good time. We Sabres fans know the numbers, but in light of that it's good to see that Jack Eichel is heating up. For the second year in a row Eichel has been out of the national spotlight while the headl...
The 2018 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships kick off at today at KeyBank Center with a noon puck-drop between the Czech Republic and a Russian team that has medaled in the last seven tournaments. Team Russia won the gold the last time the tournament was held in Buffalo (2011) and followed up wit...
Both the NHL and AHL return to action tonight after their Christmas break. For Western New York hockey fans that means the Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans will be back on the ice. The Sabres, because the 2018 World Junior Championships are being held in Buffalo right now, are in Brooklyn, NY...
Over the last couple of seasons the most dreadful in-game thought for Sabres fans was the team heading to the shootout, especially with Robin Lenher in net. Lehner has had an unusually difficult time with the skills competition and one would think it's a good thing that the Sabres haven't been to t...
Western New York hockey fans have a full slate of games beginning at 3pm today with Casey Mittelstadt and Team USA taking on Team Canada at New Era Field. In the evening the Rochester Americans are at Toronto to take on the Marlies (TOR) and the Buffalo Sabres travel to New Jersey to face off agains...
Had this trio of games taken place last month, the results probably would have been different. One can't say what Team USA may have looked like playing in much better conditions outdoors against Team Canada, but odds are the Buffalo Sabres would not have made it out of New Jersey with a 'W'. The Roc...
With Buffalo and most of the northern part of the country was in a deep freeze through much of December, Jack Eichel of the Buffalo Sabres was heating up in the scoring department. Like the rest of his Sabres teammates, Eichel got off to a cold start in losing back-to-back games to the Pittsburgh Pe...
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