Rasmus Dahlin was one of the best players and one of the bright spots on the Buffalo Sabres roster this season. A powerhouse through and through, Dahlin was the backbone of the team on every given night, establishing himself as one of the bona fide leaders in the locker room and on the ice.
The Calder Cup Playoffs can be unforgiving to a 5-foot-11, 163-pound neophyte like Buffalo Sabres center prospect Noah Ostlund. Forget about the talent and supreme hockey sense the Swede, 20, possesses.
Ahead of the 2024 NHL Draft, there will be plenty of speculation about what the Buffalo Sabres will do in the first round. While that will garner a lot of attention, the middle rounds of the draft offer a chance to unearth hidden gems.
The NHL debut season from Ryan Johnson slots him in at number 20 in the Sabres Grades countdown. The rookie defenseman took less than a month to earn his first NHL promotion and immediately showed the calm and poise necessary to carve out a spot in the blueline rotation.
The offseason has arrived for all but a handful of teams who are still taking part in the playoffs. Accordingly, it’s now time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. Next up is a look at Buffalo.
To say that the Buffalo Sabres are at a crossroads would be an understatement. After missing the playoffs for 14 years, the franchise is in “win now” mode like never before.
A top defenseman is going to miss a game due to his actions. On Sunday, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced Team Canada defenseman Bowen Byram had been suspended one game for slashing Finland’s Jesse Puljujarvi.
The Buffalo Bandits won their second straight NLL Cup Championship Saturday night. The back-to-back champions also had the luxury of winning in front of their home fans for the second straight time.
Mid-season acquisition Eric Robinson is number 21 in the Sabres Grades countdown. Known as a defensive-minded, grinding forward, he added size and speed to the fourth line.
One of the best defensemen in the NHL was forced to leave an international game early due to a dangerous hit. During Saturday’s Group B game between Sweden and Latvia, Sweden defenseman Rasmus Dahlin was given a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct for hitting Latvian forward Haralds Egle in the head.
A talented defenseman received the gate for an incident during a group-stage contest. During Saturday’s Group A matchup between Canada and Finland, Canadian defenseman Bowen Byram received a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for slashing Finland forward Jesse Puljujarvi.
The Fourth Period: It looks like Buffalo Sabres pending UFA forwards Victor Olofsson, Zemgus Girgensons, Eric Robinson and Tyson Jost will hit the open market.
The Fourth Period: The Buffalo Sabres will be looking for a top-six winger and a third-line center this offseason. They have over $23.2 million in projected cap space.
If you’re watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs, you’ve seen some of the league’s biggest stars step things up for their respective teams. Despite missing the playoffs, the Buffalo Sabres have players with star attributes compared to the rest of the NHL.
On Monday (May 13), the Buffalo Sabres promoted Rochester Americans‘ head coach Seth Appert to an assistant role on Lindy Ruff’s staff ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season.
We’re just over 70 days from the one-for-one trade of Casey Mittelstadt for Bowen Byram between the Buffalo Sabres and Colorado Avalanche. One player, Mittelstadt, is still alive in the Stanley Cup Playoffs while the other, Byram, has failed to reach the NHL postseason.
After failing to make the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season, the Buffalo Sabres are expected to change their secondary scoring options this summer.
Swedish forward Victor Olofsson comes in at number 22 on the Sabres Grades countdown. A healthy scratch for much of the season, Olofsson appeared in 48 games for Buffalo in 2023-2024.
Heading into the 2023-24 season, Tage Thompson was the best thing about the Buffalo Sabres. He was fresh off a season in which it looked like the next NHL star had officially arrived, but the vibe is markedly different one year later.
Like many Buffalo Sabres players, Dylan Cozens had plenty of hype surrounding him heading into the season. He finally broke out of his shell in 2022-23 and became a key contributor with 31 goals and 68 points — he looked like his new contract was going to be an absolute steal.
The Sabres have heard from teams looking to trade for a member of their defensive core, but it doesn't sound like the team has any interest in making a move.
It’s time for another edition of NHL rumours. We’re well underway in round two, but we’ve got plenty to discuss when it comes to some eliminated clubs.
After a slow start in the series and in the first period Wednesday night, the Florida Panthers got back to their team personality: Skilled, fast and physical.
The Buffalo Sabres are having a back to the future moment in the hiring of Lindy Ruff as their coach.
Buffalo’s playoff drought now stands at 13 years.
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