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Jordan Deshane

I'm a die-hard Buffalo Sabres fan living in the heart of Maple Leaf, Canadien and Senator Country. While I don't get to make it to many Sabres home games, I follow all things Buffalo at a distance. I eat, sleep and breathe hockey (just ask my sons, Bauer and Calder). I look forward to sharing my thoughts and opinions and maybe cheering for a winner one day.

They Wore It Once: Sabres Players and Their Unique Numbers

Jordan Deshane | August 14, 2023

As hockey fans, we love to pour over the numbers. Analyzing stats, finding trends and predicting future outcomes are some of the things that make hockey and sports enjoyable. Numbers…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, Sabres History

Sabres’ Re-Signing Reinhart Is a Sound Deal

Jordan Deshane | October 26, 2020

After nine seasons of little intrigue or optimism, the Buffalo Sabres are setting themselves up for one heck of an interesting campaign in 2020-21. On Sunday morning, the team finalized…

Categories Sabres Transactions

Sabres Should Make Koivu a Prime Target to Find Success

Jordan Deshane | September 22, 2020

The Buffalo Sabres are facing the biggest offseason for the organization in more than a decade. With over $34 million in salary-cap space available and only 10 players signed for…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Free Agents

Sabres Need to Overhaul Their Goaltending

Jordan Deshane | September 18, 2020

General manager Kevyn Adams fixed the Buffalo Sabres’ most glaring need of the last two seasons with one decisive trade. In acquiring Eric Staal from the Minnesota Wild, the team…

Categories NHL Goaltending, Sabres Goaltending

Sabres Need to Do the Opposite of Their Offseason Instincts

Jordan Deshane | August 24, 2020

“Why did it all turn out like this for me? I had so much promise. I was personable, I was bright. Oh, maybe not academically speaking, but… I was perceptive.…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Free Agents

Sabres’ 2020 Trade Targets on Non-Playoff Teams

Jordan Deshane | July 10, 2020

This is the offseason that never ends. It seems like an eternity since Rasmus Dahlin scored the shootout-winning goal against the Washington Capitals. Had that been the end of the…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Sabres’ 2019-20 Analytics Autopsy: Defencemen

Jordan Deshane | June 25, 2020

Now that another Buffalo Sabres season is finished – and mercifully so – many are conducting an autopsy of the past few months; and there was more bad than good.…

Categories Advanced Stats, Buffalo Sabres

Sabres’ 2019-20 Analytics Autopsy: Forwards

Jordan Deshane | June 5, 2020

Now that another Buffalo Sabres season is finished – and mercifully so – many are now conducting an autopsy of the past few months. To be sure, there was certainly…

Categories Advanced Stats, Buffalo Sabres

Sabres’ First and Second-Round Draft Targets

Jordan Deshane | May 11, 2020

With the NHL draft being mere days (weeks, months… who really knows at this point) away, teams are no doubt ramping up their virtual draft prep. Although the Buffalo Sabres…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, NHL Entry Draft

Sabres Survive Senators in Overtime – Reliving the May 5, 2006 Classic

Jordan Deshane | May 5, 2020

The 2005-06 season was a very memorable one for Buffalo Sabres fans. Coming out of the NHL lockout, the team was not expected to accomplish much with a low payroll…

Categories Sabres History, Senators History

Sabres’ Trade Targets With First-Round Pick

Jordan Deshane | May 4, 2020

Last week we made the case for the Buffalo Sabres trading their first-round pick. With the NHL rumoured to be pushing for a draft in early June, now is the…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, NHL Entry Draft

Sabres Need to Trade Their First-Round Pick

Jordan Deshane | April 30, 2020

In a given year, the NHL Draft is not an exact science. Players will rise and fall and the real results of a draft can’t truly be known for upwards…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Editor's Choice
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