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2026-27 Buffalo Sabres Season Preview

The Buffalo Sabres enter the 2026–27 season with a reshaped roster after a breakout 2025–26 campaign that ended their playoff drought. The offseason saw them part ways with key veterans and retool around a younger, more cost-effective core, prioritizing long-term flexibility over short-term splashes.

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Ex-Sabres star Jeff Skinner finds home overseas; Buffalo adds to hockey staff

Winger Jeff Skinner, who will count $6.4 million against the Buffalo Sabres’ salary cap in the upcoming season, has signed a one-year contract with EHC Biel, a team in the Swiss Hockey League.

Buffalo Sabres News / The Hockey Writers / August 13

4 Wild Predictions for the Buffalo Sabres This Season

The dust has settled in what was an eventful offseason for the Buffalo Sabres. They still have high hopes coming off the team’s first playoff appearance since 2011, not to mention the first division championship since 2009-10.

Buffalo Sabres News / The Hockey Writers / August 12

3 Sabres Predictions for the 2026-27 Season

We’re officially in the slow stretch of the offseason, where real news barely trickles out, and most of the league is quiet. Every now and then, though,

San Jose Sharks News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

Bennett MacArthur News / Inside The Rink / August 10

ECHL: Bennett MacArthur Returns to Jacksonville After Career-Best Season

The Jacksonville Icemen are bringing back one of their most productive forwards from last season, signing Bennett MacArthur for the 2026-27 campaign. MacArthur returns after putting together his strongest stretch of ECHL hockey in 2025-26.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Zach Benson News / Daily Faceoff / August 10

Zach Benson’s favorite moments from the Sabres’ playoff run

On the Aug. 5 episode of Morning Cuppa Hockey, Jonny Lazarus and Colby Cohen chat with Buffalo Sabres’ forward Zach Benson to discuss his new contract, the offseason and what the Stanley Cup Playoffs were like in Western New York.

Logan Stanley News / Pro Hockey Rumors / August 8

Free Agent Profile: Logan Stanley

Despite having his best career season, defenseman Logan Stanley‘s market has not developed as hoped during free agency. So much so that a professional tryout agreement isn’t out of the question.

Buffalo Sabres News / Daily Faceoff / August 8

‘You’re excited to be around him’: Thompson on the energy Benson brings to the Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres are preparing to try to make it two years in a row with a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs after snapping what had been the longest postseason appearance drought in the NHL last season.

Buffalo Sabres News / Daily Faceoff / August 7

‘We have a lot of young talent that’s ready to explode’: Benson on how Sabres will handle Tuch’s departure

Despite a rather inauspicious offseason, one member of the Buffalo Sabres is optimistic about the upcoming season. The Sabres are coming off a memorable run in the 2025-26 campaign.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / August 8

Ranking the Eastern Conference's biggest losers this summer

With offseason moves essentially wrapped up, it is fair to start pinpointing the winners and losers of the summer.

The 'D-Man 4-assist playoff games' quiz

Tage Thompson News / Daily Faceoff / August 6

‘I was relearning how to function as a bigger guy’: Thompson on what changed before his breakout NHL season

Sometimes, all you need is time. For Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson, he needed time to adjust to his large frame to become one of the NHL’s top offensive weapons.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Buffalo Sabres News / Daily Faceoff / August 5

When did Sabres realize they were a playoff team?

There’s no question that the return to prominence in Western New York was one of the pleasant surprises in the NHL last season. The Buffalo Sabres had been the doormat for the NHL for well over a decade – consistently finishing near the bottom of the league and taking forever to get out of the rebuild.

Owen Power News / The Hockey Writers / August 4

Sabres’ Owen Power Primed for Big Step Forward

The Buffalo Sabres are coming off their best season in a generation in 2025-26 and expect to contend rather than take a step back in 2026-27. There are plenty of reasons to believe in the team, who have one of the most exciting young core groups in the league.

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The '2008 Week 1 starting QBs' quiz

The 'Last 200-yard rusher by team' quiz

The 'Last batting title by MLB team' quiz

The 'Most 400-yard NFL games' quiz

Logan Stanley News / Professor Press Box / August 3

How Do You Deploy a Big, Slow D-man? The Logan Stanley Question

Logan Stanley is still sitting out there unsigned. He’s 6-foot-7, with a mean streak, a heavy shot, and a long history of injuries that have slowed him down.

Konsta Helenius News / The Hockey Writers / August 3

Sabres Rookie Konsta Helenius Should Be in Calder Trophy Talks

The 2026-27 NHL season is approaching fast, which means sooner rather than later we will get into award predictions, whether they are team-related or individual awards.

Buffalo Sabres News / Yardbarker / August 3

NHL pressures Colorado high school to abandon longtime Buffalo Sabres logo

The NHL apparently found a threat to its business hiding inside a Colorado high school.

Penguins act early, sign Tommy Novak to three-year extension

Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin has a crucial role beyond scoring

Oilers would have gotten their guy 'if they’d just waited a week'

Maple Leafs host clears up ridiculous Gavin McKenna rumor

Brad Hunt retires after 10-year NHL career

Jake Leschyshyn News / Pro Hockey Rumors / August 1

Jake Leschyshyn Signs With Finnish Liiga’s HIFK

After seven years in the North American professional circuit, winger Jake Leschyshyn is taking his talents overseas. According to a team announcement, Leschyshyn has signed a one-year contract for the 2026-27 season with the Finnish Liiga’s HIFK.

Zach Metsa News / The Hockey Writers / July 31

Buffalo Sabres 2025-26 Player Report Card: Zach Metsa

The Sabres found a diamond in the rough when they gave a shot to defender Zach Metsa this past season. The 27 year old first year player finally saw his first NHL action after some solid minor league hockey, and he did not disappoint.

Buffalo Sabres News / The Hockey Writers / July 31

Which Young Sabres Forward Will Have the Biggest Impact in 2026-27?

The Buffalo Sabres, coming off their first division crown in nearly two decades, are facing unfamiliarly high expectations entering the 2026-27 season.

Konsta Helenius News / The Lead / July 29

The Future of the Buffalo Sabres Starts With Konsta Helenius

The Buffalo Sabres had a quiet offseason. They acquired some minor pieces but lost major ones from the prior season, such as Alex Tuch and Bowen Byram.

Buffalo Sabres News / NHL on ClutchPoints / July 28

Sabres’ biggest mistake so far in 2026 NHL free agency

By all measures, the 2025-26 NHL season for the Buffalo Sabres was a resounding success. In mid-December, they were middling at the .500 mark in their record, but made a meaningful change in leadership by dismissing general manager Kevyn Adams, which suddenly propelled them into one of the best runs in recent club history.

Buffalo Sabres News / NHLFanCentral / July 25

Sabres’ Patience Could Pay Off as Rivals Make Costly Offseason Moves

While this offseason saw teams throwing money all over the league, the 2025-26 Atlantic Division champion, Buffalo Sabres, held out and guarded their capital.

NHL News / Yardbarker / July 15

Patrick Kane could be down to two teams, but how much will he help?

Patrick Kane is one of the more prominent NHL free agents still available this summer, and it sounds like he could be choosing between two teams when it comes to his next destination.

Jason Robertson has quietly taken control of the Stars' future

Three-time Stanley Cup champion Steve Yzerman stepping down as GM marks needed leadership change for Red Wings

Five NHL players in danger of negative regression in 2026-27

Five most intriguing NHL home openers

The 'American-born NHL points leaders' quiz

Peyton Krebs News / NHL Trade Talk / July 13

Buffalo Makes Its Call on Peyton Krebs’s Future

The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed forward Peyton Krebs, ending speculation about his future with the club just over a week after he filed for salary arbitration.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / June 18