The Buffalo Sabres have had a young, exciting core for a number of years now, but heading into 2025-26, their Stanley Cup Playoffs drought had reached an active record of 15 years, with their fans holding belief that this could be their year to turn it around.
The Buffalo Sabres rewarded Lindy Ruff for ending the team's lengthy postseason drought on Wednesday by signing him to a two-year contract extension. Financial terms were not disclosed by the team for Ruff, who will remain with the Sabres through the 2027-28 season.
A veteran coach is sticking around Western New York for a little bit longer. On Wednesday, the Buffalo Sabers announced that the team has signed head coach Lindy Ruff to a two-year contract extension, with the plan being for the legendary bench boss to be behind the bench through the 2027-28 season.
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Ruff’s contract was set to expire this summer, so in signing him, the team has ensured he will return as their head coach for next season and beyond.
A pending unrestricted free agent is discussing his potential future in Western New York. When speaking to the media at the team’s end-of-season availability, Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch was asked about whether he would be back next season.
The Buffalo Sabres have plenty of reasons to be positive after their second-round loss at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens. They have one of the youngest teams in the league, along with Montreal, and came within a bounce of advancing to the Eastern Conference Final.
The Buffalo Sabres were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Montreal Canadiens in seven games. After a 15-year postseason drought, Buffalo returned to the postseason and eliminated the Boston Bruins.
BUFFALO – The Sabres boast one of the NHL’s deepest, most talented and youngest rosters. On paper at least, they look poised to enjoy success in the coming years following a breakout season in which they ended their NHL-record 14-year playoff drought, won the Atlantic Division and came within one goal of reaching the Eastern Conference final.
The Buffalo Sabres are dealing with the heartbreak of having been defeated in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal by the divisional rival Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.
The season for the Buffalo Sabres, which was the best season that the club had had since they last made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2011, ended in stunning disappointment at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens.
Unfortunately for the Buffalo Sabres, their incredible season that began with one of the most stunning turnarounds in recent NHL memory came to a close on Monday night at the hands of the divisional rival Montreal Canadiens.
For the last little while, there has been growing speculation that the Buffalo Sabres will move on from netminder Devon Levi relatively soon. Those rumors aren’t going away anytime soon.
Buffalo Sabres forward Jiri Kulich confirmed Tuesday that he underwent a procedure to remove a blood clot that sidelined him for all but 12 games in the 2025-26 season.
The Buffalo Sabres’ goaltending fell apart when they needed it most in the second round against the Montreal Canadiens. Lindy Ruff’s team was getting strong play from Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Alex Lyon, and Colten Ellis all season, but it all fell apart for Luukkonen and Lyon against the Habs.
The Buffalo Sabres lost their second-round Game 7 matchup against the Montreal Canadiens Monday night, dropping a 3-2 overtime decision on home ice. It capped off a magical 2025-26 campaign for the Sabres, a team that went from missing the playoffs for well over a decade to winning the Atlantic Division for the first time in nearly 20 years.
A young and rising prospect is set to represent his country once again. On Tuesday, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced that Buffalo Sabres forward Konsta Helenius will join the men’s national team roster for the remainder of the 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship.
The sting of a Game 7 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens may linger in Buffalo—but it won’t take long for people to start asking questions about what comes next for some of the bigger names on the Sabers roster, especially Alex Tuch.
The Buffalo Sabres’ run in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs is over, and it ended in such a painful fashion. Sabres star defenseman Rasmus Dahlin’s vulgar reaction to his team’s series loss against the Montreal Canadiens summed it all up.
No one does misery like Buffalo.
Home ice has not been much of an advantage for the Buffalo Sabres during the NHL Playoffs this season. Now that they are facing a crucial Game 7 at home, they are responding by trying to make it feel like a road game.
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Here is the latest news and updates around the Buffalo Sabres and their schedule for the week of May 18 – May 24, 2026. The Sabres are in a back‑and‑forth series in Round 2 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs against division rival Montreal Canadiens.
The Buffalo Sabres forced Game 7 in their action-packed series with the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. The vibes were immaculate after posting eight goals in front of the opposing crowd and getting the Montreal Canadiens to try to take cheap shots to get something going.
With their season on the line, Tage Thompson and the Buffalo Sabres delivered perhaps their best effort of the year at the Bell Centre in Game 6 against Montreal.
Rasmus Dahlin scored once in a five-point game and Tage Thompson posted one goal and three assists to pace the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 8-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday and force a seventh game in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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Coming off back-to-back losses, each by four goals, the Buffalo Sabres knew their backs were against the proverbial wall on Tuesday night. Faced with
The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs continued on Tuesday night, with the Buffalo Sabres facing the Montreal Canadiens on the road and the Vegas Golden Knights hosting the Anaheim Ducks.
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