Sabres History
One for the Ages: Tom Barrasso’s 1983-84 NHL Season
February 9th, 2019 The 1983-84 Buffalo Sabres belonged to Scotty Bowman. The winningest coach in NHL history - and arguably the all-time greatest hockey coach at any level - was also the team's GM and had his fingerprints all over that team. From pulling off some of the bigger...
The French Connection
February 5th, 2019 The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle lived well before hockey ever existed, but his quote, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” certainly applies to the Buffalo Sabres’ French Connection. The famous Sabres line, comprised of Gilbert Perreault, Richard...
One for the Ages: Jim Schoenfeld’s 1979-80 NHL Season
February 5th, 2019 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, fiery redhead who was larger than most of his contemporaries at 6-foot-2 and over 200...
Remembering an Old Friend: Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium
January 19th, 2019 An electric atmosphere. Great sight lines. Lively glass panels and boards that would rattle and reverberate from solid body checks. There was so much to love about Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium. Before jumping back in to another Sabres season that's filled with new...
One for the Ages: Roger Crozier’s 1970-71 NHL Season
November 21st, 2018 There was no player more valuable to the Buffalo Sabres in their first two or three years of the franchise than the acrobatic Roger Crozier. Oftentimes heralded as "The Artful Dodger" in between the pipes for the Sabres, the diminutive 5-foot-8, 160-pound goaltender truly...
Dale Hawerchuk Trade Revisited
September 10th, 2018 Beginning in 1981, Dale Hawerchuk became one of the most dominant centers in the National Hockey League and was the face of the Winnipeg Jets. After a junior career in the QMJHL in which he scored 81 goals and 102 assists in all of 72 games for the 1980-81 Cornwall Royals ,...
6 Most Underrated Sabres of All-Time
June 20th, 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 or phased-out in favor of a younger core. Perhaps they simply wanted to leave for greener...
Buffalo Sabres Most Memorable Goals
May 11th, 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 above all the others. Compiled here are the best of the best. Note: They are not ranked in any particular...
Sabres Fans Still Haunted by 'Tank Night'
March 27th, 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 his teammates. Fans jumped out of their seats and banged on the glass with wild excitement. All typical...
Sabres 'Tank' Roster: Where Are They Now?
February 23rd, 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 2014-15. Somehow, the Sabres could finish with fewer points than a team that Tim Murray designed...
5 Worst Moves in Sabres History
January 12th, 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 big moves. Some signings and trades turned out great while others...
Life & Times of Sabres' Equipment Manager Rip Simonick
January 12th, 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 1970, Rip was there. When the Sabres battled the Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup Final in 1975, and...
Drury and Briere: What Might Have Been
December 1st, 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 defensemen to drape themselves on smallish, skill-players. The league experienced a renaissance...
