Nick Richardson
Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, Nick has a Bachelor's degree in history from Boston University and a Master's degree in journalism from Syracuse University. He interned at Little League International where he covered the Little League Baseball World Series. Nick then spent over three years as a newspaper sports reporter and editor at the Bradford Era in Bradford, PA and the Daily Freeman in Kingston, NY. He is currently living in Buffalo where he is still holding out hope for a Bills Super Bowl and/or Sabres Stanley Cup.
Author's Posts
Sabres’ Worst Contracts for 2020-21
November 21st, 2020 As much as some fans wish it were the case, you can’t assemble an NHL roster like a video game in franchise mode. In a salary cap world, financial considerations go into every decision a general manager makes. The teams that find the most success tend to have the same things in common when it comes to salary management: taking...
5 Critical Improvements the Sabres Must Make
November 19th, 2020 When it’s been almost a decade since you’ve made the playoffs, there’s more than one thing you need to improve on. Over the last 10 years the Buffalo Sabres have tried to plug up specific holes only to find that two more have sprung up elsewhere. That was the case once again heading into the extra-long 2020 offseason after...
7 Sabres Who Should Have Their Number Retired
November 15th, 2020 There are a number of ways an NHL player can be remembered in the annals of league history: winning a Stanley Cup, being inducted into the Hall of Fame, setting a new record. But one of the most indelible ways they can etch their name in the game’s lore is to have their jersey number retired by their former team. Whenever folks are...
Rasmus Dahlin Is Ready to Make the Leap in Year 3
November 11th, 2020 It’s usually forwards who get most of the attention among the NHL’s young stars, but at the league is currently seeing a number of young defensemen making their mark as the standard-bearers of the next generation of superstars. Colorado Avalanche’s Cale Makar and Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes just had a hugely entertaining...
Buffalo Sabres' 5 Biggest Draft Near-Misses
November 5th, 2020 The NHL Draft can be a bit of a crapshoot. Even the best prognosticators of talent make mistakes from time to time. Teams spend months scouting the best young players in the world, gathering as much information as they can so that when they’re on the clock, they can make the pick they believe can turn their franchise around. No...
Sabres Are Better, but Not Near Atlantic Division Best
November 1st, 2020 There are any number of reasons why the Buffalo Sabres haven’t made the postseason since the 2010-11 season: poor drafting, questionable signings, misjudged trades, constant front office upheaval — the list is long. But one of the big-picture reasons why success has eluded the Sabres for so long is the fact that they haven’t...
