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Buffalo Sabres News / Buffalo Hockey Beat / September 17
Sabres begin season confident they’re better than last year: ‘We’re not the old Sabres anymore’ 
BUFFALO – Confidence is powerful thing, center Tage Thompson said. Fresh off a breakout 50-win, 109-point campaign in which nearly every player improved or enjoyed a career season, the Sabres entered the summer feeling pretty darn good about themselves.
Tage Thompson News / Sabre Noise / September 16
Why starting Tage Thompson at center could backfire on the Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres have seemingly answered one of their big questions from the offseason already, but it remains to be seen if it is the right decision.
Buffalo Sabres News / Sabre Noise / September 11
Tage Thompson unpacks how Sabres can succeed without Alex Tuch, Bowen Byram
The Buffalo Sabres finally ended a 14-year playoff drought last season and then immediately watched two players who were vital to that long-awaited turnaround, winger Alex Tuch and defenseman Bowen Byram, depart the organization during the offseason.
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?"
Buffalo Sabres News / Sabre Noise / September 9
Sabres cornerstone faces high-pressure start to the 2026-27 NHL season
It was the first game of the opening round of the 2026 NHL Playoffs. The Sabres were down 2-0 in the third period. Then Tage Thompson stepped up. The center scored two quick goals helping to lead a 4-3 comeback win against the Boston Bruins.
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.
NHL News / Sabre Noise / September 9
Sabres' Tage Thompson on Jets' Connor Hellebuyck: 'Best in the world'
Buffalo Sabres superstar Tage Thompson got a close-up look at the game-changing abilities of Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck during the 2026 Winter Olympics, which ended with Team USA winning the gold medal with an overtime victory over rival Canada.
Buffalo Sabres News / Sabre Noise / September 2
NHL scout questions compete level of Sabres' Tage Thompson
Tage Thompson is one of the most extraordinary stories of the NHL's past decade. He scored just 35 points in the first 145 games of his career and his underlying numbers were downright terrible, leaving many to question why the Buffalo Sabres even protected him in the 2021 expansion draft.
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 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.
Buffalo Sabres News / The Hockey Writers / June 1
Buffalo Sabres 2025-26 Player Grades: Tage Thompson
The Buffalo Sabres are coming off their best season in nearly two decades. They won the Atlantic Division and dispatched their hated foes, the Boston Bruins, in the first round.
Buffalo Sabres News / Daily Faceoff / May 19
Sabres’ Thompson on Tuch’s UFA status: ‘I’d love to have him back’
There’s a desire in the Buffalo Sabres locker room to keep one of their key pieces around for the foreseeable future. When speaking to the media after
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 / Trade Talk Sports / May 17
Tage Thompson Downplays Experience Factor Heading Into Game 7
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.
NHL News / Yardbarker / May 16
Winners, losers from Saturday's Stanley Cup playoffs: Sabres force Game 7 with dominant win
There was only one game on the Stanley Cup Playoff schedule Saturday night, and it was a massive game as the Buffalo Sabres forced a Game 7 in their second-round series with an 8-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
NHL News / Yardbarker / May 15
Winners, losers from Thursday's Stanley Cup playoffs: Mitch Marner on Conn Smythe run
The Golden Knights are halfway to a Stanley Cup, and Mitch Marner is one of the biggest driving forces behind that success.
The 'Active 40-goal NHL seasons' quiz
How many of the active NHL players with at least two 40-goal seasons in their career can you name in five minutes?
NHL News / Yardbarker / May 12
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen takes over in net as Sabres even series with Game 4 comeback
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
NHL News / Yardbarker / May 9
Winners, losers from Friday's Stanley Cup playoffs: Mitch Marner is changing his narrative
The second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs continued on Friday night with the Montreal Canadiens taking Game 2 against the Buffalo Sabres to even their series at one game apiece, and the Vegas Golden Knights taking a series lead against the Anaheim Ducks.
NHL News / Yardbarker / May 2
Sabres might be Buffalo's best chance to snap championship drought
There are not many cities in North American sports that have been more tortured than Buffalo. Wide right. Four consecutive Super Bowl losses. Brett Hull's skate. The longest playoff drought in NHL history.
The 'Last 40-goal season by NHL team' quiz
How many of the most recent players to score at least 40 goals in one season for each NHL franchise can you name in five minutes?
Buffalo Sabres News / Yardbarker / April 19
Sabres' return to playoffs begins with stunning Game 1 comeback win
Buffalo Sabres fans waited 14 years to watch their team in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and for the first 52 minutes of their return game against the Boston Bruins on Sunday night, it was a frustrating experience.
The 'NHL hat-trick leaders since 2000-01' quiz
How many of the players to lead the NHL in three-goal games since the 2000-01 season can you name in five minutes?
NHL News / Yardbarker / April 4
Buffalo Sabres clinch playoff spot, end longest postseason drought in NHL history
The Buffalo Sabres are officially back. In the playoffs, that is.
Buffalo Sabres News / Pro Hockey Rumors / February 20
Team USA’s Tage Thompson Leaves Game For Precautionary Reasons
Team USA winger Tage Thompson was held out of the third period against Team Slovakia for precautionary reasons. He was seen removing his skate and walking up-and-down the tunnel between the second and third periods, though the nature of his injury wasn’t specified.
Olympics News / Yardbarker / February 20
Team USA has one more big statement to make in gold-medal game
The United States men's hockey team has been in this position multiple times over the past 25 years. Championship game. Against Canada. Gold on the line.
Buffalo Sabres News / NHL Trade Talk / November 22
Tage Thompson’s 'Respect' Comments Hint at Beef With the Sabres
Tage Thompson’s postgame frustration boiled over in a way that might be a bad sign for the Buffalo Sabres. With so many rumors already surrounding the team, what the organization doesn’t need is their star forward growing frustrated and saying things that suggest he’s not on the same page with his team.
NHL News / Daily Faceoff / November 20
Tage Thompson rips his own team after loss to Flames: 'Lack of respect for the game of hockey'
Tage Thompson didn’t mince his words about his team’s lack of effort.
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