As the 2024 NHL Draft draws nearer, the Buffalo Sabres are facing a major question. Do they stand pat and use the 11th overall pick to add another quality prospect to their already deep pool, or do they package it to find someone who can make a difference on this roster?
There is a discourse going on about whether or not the Buffalo Sabres should trade or keep their draft picks in 2024. While both arguments are valid, as they are in a “win now” mode, trying to get fans back in the seats and the team back into the playoffs, rushing to get there has been problematic in the past.
For the second straight season, Rochester Americans center Jiri Kulich has earned a spot on the AHL’s Top Prospects Team. Kulich, the 28th overall pick by the Buffalo Sabres in 2022, enjoyed another terrific season in the minors, scoring a team-best 27 goals and 45 points in 57 games.
The Buffalo Sabres have the unique chance to simply take the best player available with the 11th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft should they decide to keep it.
The Buffalo Sabres announced Tuesday that the club has promoted Jerry Forton to assistant general manager, as well as hired Chris Bergeron as an amateur free agent scout.
The Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday promoted Jerry Forton to assistant general manager and named Chris Bergeron an amateur free agent scout. Forton spent the last four seasons as Buffalo’s director of amateur scouting, helping the Sabres draft 35 players, including seven in the first round.
As free agency approaches on July 1st, the Buffalo Sabres are primed to make a big move with plenty of cap space. They have stocked their prospect pool with top forward talent, and their first-round pick is expected to be on the trade market.
Peyton Krebs comes in at number 15 in the Sabres Grades countdown. A key piece of the Jack Eichel trade, Krebs has yet to establish himself as more than a bottom-six center.
There was a lot of NHL salary cap talk over the weekend, with a big announcement from the league and a report about an important public resource. Gary Bettman confirmed Saturday that the league’s salary cap is increasing to $88 million next season, a $4.5 million increase.
Scoring goals in the NHL is a tough thing to do. For that reason, a premium is put on players who can do it with regularity. For the Buffalo Sabres, scoring goals felt like an uphill battle in virtually every game during the 2023-24 season.
Game One of the Stanley Cup Final is Saturday, with six former Buffalo Sabres players set to take the ice for the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers.
The Buffalo Sabres are ready to move the No. 11 overall pick in the NHL Draft under the right circumstances.
The NHL Draft is just under a month away from kicking off in Las Vegas and we have already seen the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Islanders swap picks ahead of the draft.
The Buffalo Sabres have a lot to consider when it comes to the 11th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Do they take the best player available and add to their formidable prospect pool or package the pick in the hopes of making an immediate impact on the current roster?
As the 2024 NHL Entry Draft (June 28 and 29) and the opening of free agency on July 1 approaches, offseason decisions are on the horizon for the Buffalo Sabres who must end their 13-year playoff drought in 2024-25.
The Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans announced their new replacement for Seth Appert on Thursday. After a three-week coaching search, Michael Leone was named head coach of the Amerks.
The Sabres have hired USA Hockey mainstay Michael Leone as the head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, per a team announcement Thursday.
It worked so well with Seth Appert, why not try it again? The Buffalo Sabres have hired another coach from junior hockey to be the Rochester Americans’ bench boss.
The producers of the hit series “Drive to Survive” are at it again, this time announcing their plan to release a docuseries following some of the top players in the NHL.
As June presses on, and the 2024 NHL Entry Draft draws closer, the Sabres will face the decision of which player to choose with their 11th-overall selection.
Key trade deadline acquisition Bowen Byram got his feet wet in 18 games for Buffalo, coming in at number 16 on the Sabres Grades countdown. The organization traded their top scorer, Casey Mittelstadt, for the highly-touted defenseman, bringing in youth and big expectations from Colorado.
We haven’t even hoisted the Stanley Cup, but it feels like the dog days of summer have arrived. For every other team outside of the final two, eyes are fixed on the future.
The Buffalo Sabres had high expectations heading into the 2023-24 NHL season. Buffalo missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs by just one point in 2023. They had a wealth of promising talent on their roster who figured to take a step forward this season.
After failing to make the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season, the Buffalo Sabres are expected to change their secondary scoring options this summer.
Buffalo’s playoff drought now stands at 13 years.
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