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Matthew Morris

Thanks so much for taking the time to read my content! A Buffalo Sabres fan for as long as I can remember, hockey was the reason I wanted to be a sports writer. I've been fortunate enough to be able to write for a number of publications including The Tonawanda Sun, SportsChill Media and Elite Rank Media. I try my best to give a candid opinion whilst taking into account things that others might not consider.

Sabres’ Outdoor Games Have Brought the Fun Without the Wins

Matthew Morris | December 16, 2024

It’s wintertime in the NHL and that means that the annual Winter Classic will soon be upon us. Though once must-see TV, the concept of the yearly outdoor spectacle has…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Hockey History, Sabres History

Rochester Americans Defying Expectations in 2024-25

Matthew Morris | December 7, 2024

While the 2024-25 season has been more of the same for the Buffalo Sabres to this point, their top affiliate has been battling its own share of adversity. The Rochester…

Categories Rochester Americans

Sabres’ New Additions Have Reinvigorated Team

Matthew Morris | November 19, 2024

The Buffalo Sabres’ inconsistent, start-stop beginning to the 2024-25 season continued with a pitiable 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, a game even more lopsided than the score…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Mattias Samuelsson’s Injury Issues Creating Problems for Sabres

Matthew Morris | November 15, 2024

Defense continues to cause problems for the Buffalo Sabres. The team’s blue line corps has struggled for years due to incoherence and overcrowding, the latter issue being compounded when Bowen…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin Off to Difficult Start as Captain

Matthew Morris | November 1, 2024

It hasn’t been a terrible start to the season for the Buffalo Sabres, but it also hasn’t been particularly great. Oddly enough, the very same can be said for their…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

3 Observations From Sabres’ Up & Down Start to 2024-25

Matthew Morris | October 25, 2024

Eight games into the 2024-25 campaign, the Buffalo Sabres have a 3-4-1 record, and fans have already been through a rollercoaster of emotions. However, things seem to be coming together…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Revisiting Rob Ray’s Career with the Buffalo Sabres

Matthew Morris | October 18, 2024

Last year I wrote that Rob Ray should be the next person the Buffalo Sabres inducted into their team Hall of Fame, and evidently they listened. In a video during…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Hockey History, Sabres History

Sabres Fans Need Patience After Rough Start

Matthew Morris | October 9, 2024

The Buffalo Sabres’ 2024-25 season got off to a lousy start this past weekend after they were swept by the New Jersey Devils in the two-game NHL Global Series in…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

3 Ways the Sabres Can Improve KeyBank Center

Matthew Morris | October 3, 2024

The Buffalo Sabres are about to begin their 27th season at KeyBank Center, its waterfront home. Though the arena has had more names than Ron Artest over the years, that’s…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres’ 5 Worst Seasons in Franchise History

Matthew Morris | September 28, 2024

The Buffalo Sabres have been a nonentity for the better part of the last 15 years, there’s no two ways about it. Because of that, it’s easy to forget that…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Hockey History, Sabres History

Sabres’ Re-signing Peyton Krebs Was the Right Move

Matthew Morris | September 19, 2024

On Tuesday the Buffalo Sabres re-signed Peyton Krebs to a two-year contract worth $2.9 million. The forward had been holding out the entire offseason after he rejected his June qualifying…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Sabres Transactions

Sabres’ Dahlin Will Benefit From Having Lindy Ruff as Head Coach

Matthew Morris | September 15, 2024

Multiple players are going to have to step up in order for the Buffalo Sabres to have a chance at improvement this season. All eyes will be on Tage Thompson…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Editor's Choice, Season Previews
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