One for the Ages: Jim Schoenfeld’s 1979-80 NHL Season Nathaniel Oliver | January 24, 2020 When rugged defenseman Jim Schoenfeld broke into the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres during the 1972-73 season, you would have been hard-pressed to find a tougher hockey player. A 20-year-old,…
Sabres Fred Stanfield Trade Revisited Nathaniel Oliver | November 26, 2019 The Buffalo Sabres made it to the Stanley Cup Final in only their fifth season of existence. The first thought regarding the team’s ability to do so typically calls to…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 77 – Turgeon for LaFontaine & Gratton for Briere The Hockey Writers | July 17, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
6 Most Underrated Sabres of All-Time Anthony Sciandra | June 20, 2018 Every franchise has a handful of players who, in retrospect, were much better than they are given credit for. Maybe they were run out of town during a regime change…
Buffalo Sabres Most Memorable Goals Jeff Seide | May 11, 2018 The Buffalo Sabres have scored over 12,600 goals since entering the NHL in 1970. But there are some goals that are so etched into franchise history that they stand out…
Sabres Fans Still Haunted by ‘Tank Night’ Jeff Seide | March 27, 2018 The red light went on 56 seconds into overtime. The goalscorer pumped his hands to celebrate and he was soon surrounded with pats on the head and fist bumps by…
Sabres ‘Tank’ Roster: Where Are They Now? Anthony Sciandra | February 23, 2018 As the Buffalo Sabres vie for another last-place finish, fans have openly speculated as to whether or not the 2017-18 roster is actually worse than the infamous “tank” team from…
5 Worst Moves in Sabres History THW Archives | January 12, 2018 Written by former THW contributor Mike Straw and originally published on Oct. 24, 2015. Since their inception in 1970, the Buffalo Sabres have made a number of what appeared to be…
Life & Times of Sabres’ Equipment Manager Rip Simonick John Christian Hageny | January 12, 2018 This story was originally filed in Nov. of 2016, we think it’s still a great read for hockey fans. Even before the Buffalo Sabres were awarded an NHL franchise in…
Drury and Briere: What Might Have Been Anthony Sciandra | December 1, 2017 In the first season following the 2004-05 lockout, the on-ice product in the NHL had shifted drastically. Gone were the days of the “clutch and grab” that allowed slow, lumbering…
Sabres’ Expansion Draft History Chad DeDominicis | June 21, 2017 The expansion draft is right around the corner and we’ll finally have a roster for the Vegas Golden Knights to talk about. General manager George McPhee has said he has…
Ennis Has Seen It All With the Sabres Matt Studemeyer | May 8, 2017 Tyler Ennis is one of only a few players to have seen firsthand the chaotic transformation the Buffalo Sabres have endured over the past few seasons. Currently the longest tenured…