Sabres Struggling to Find Playoff Mode Jeff Seide | February 11, 2019 Forget about the second week in April, the Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs right now. Sure, technically they’ve only played 55 contests of an 82-game schedule. Yep, they currently…
Lehner Conquering Demons and Competition Jeff Seide | January 23, 2019 Robin Lehner may have signed a one-year free-agent contract with the New York Islanders last summer, but the 27-year-old Swede signed a much more important deal with himself. After being…
Sabres’ 10-Game Win Streak – a Blessing or Curse? Jeff Seide | January 22, 2019 On Nov. 27, as the Buffalo Sabres tallied their 10th straight win, a 3-2 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks, excitement and euphoria filled KeyBank Center. They seemed as…
Sabres Berglund Tells His Side of the Story Jeff Seide | January 19, 2019 There’s always another side to the story. It’s been a month since Buffalo Sabres forward Patrik Berglund went AWOL on the team, forcing general manager Jason Botterill to immediately move…
Off the Crossbar: Beardless Thornton Reconsiders Sasquatch Look Jeff Seide | January 18, 2019 Entering the 2018-19 season, many questions swirled around the San Jose Sharks. Was the landscape-altering deal for Erik Karlsson enough to catapult them into Stanley Cup contenders? Would this be…
Skinner Going to Carolina in his Mind Jeff Seide | January 11, 2019 Jeff Skinner will play his first game in Carolina since being traded to the Buffalo Sabres on Aug. 2. “It’s not just another game,” said Skinner yesterday after practice. “Technically,…
Sabres Success Is a Coin Flip Jeff Seide | January 9, 2019 For the past several years, come late November, the fate of the Buffalo Sabres season has basically already been determined. Though early in the season, it was easy to foresee…
Ailing Eichel Voted an All-Star Again Jeff Seide | January 3, 2019 Call it two in a row. For the second straight year, Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel is an NHL All-Star. Eichel, who leads Buffalo with 49 points (15 goals and…
Sabres Prospects at the World Junior Championship Jeff Seide | December 24, 2018 The 2019 World Junior Championship will take place in Vancouver and Victoria, Canada, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5. As camp rosters are finalized, several Buffalo Sabres prospects will likely…
Berglund’s Time May Be Over With Sabres Jeff Seide | December 17, 2018 Is Patrik Berglund sick, or just sick of playing for the Buffalo Sabres? Just hours before facing the Washington Capitals on Saturday, the Sabres suspended Berglund for failure to report…
Eichel Demonstrates His Beast Mode Jeff Seide | December 12, 2018 Beast mode. It’s a term alluding to someone raising his or her game when in competition or combat to overpower an opponent. It’s powering up into a stronger version of…
Sabres Farm Team Finding Success Jeff Seide | December 10, 2018 While the Buffalo Sabres have lost five straight and have dropped from first place in the NHL into a tie for sixth place, their American Hockey League farm team, the…