Posts About "Jason Botterill"
Bogosian, Botterill and Buffalo’s Bloated Blue Line
January 21st, 2020 A lack of a bonafide No. 2 center. A glaring lack of secondary scoring. Woeful special teams. There are plenty of reasons why the Buffalo Sabres sit outside of the playoff picture. These days, Zach Bogosian is bearing the brunt of fan frustration. (Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports) With all the frustration, there’s a nagging...
4 Reasons the Sabres Should Go All-In This Season
December 17th, 2019 This is certainly unfamiliar territory. As we approach the calendar turning to 2020, the Buffalo Sabres are in the thick of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference. Not battling to dig out of the basement. Not beginning the annual process of deciding which top-five draft pick they should be targeting. No, this team is in a bona...
Sabres' Krueger Pushing All the Right Buttons
December 5th, 2019 He came to Buffalo a relative unknown. When Ralph Krueger was hired as head coach of the Buffalo Sabres, he was not considered a slam-dunk candidate. Not having coached in the National Hockey League since 2013, the former chairman of the Southampton Football Club entered Buffalo incognito to learn and explore. The anonymity did...
Sabres GM Botterill 'Actively Seeking' Forward Depth
November 19th, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — With defenceman Zach Bogosian getting closer to making his season debut, Buffalo general manager Jason Botterill said he is actively seeking a trade to balance the Sabres roster. Botterill said he is “actively looking” to acquire a forward to help a team that is in the midst of a 1-5-2 skid and dealing with...
Sabres Primed for Deep Playoff Run
October 5th, 2019 There are countless question marks around the 2019-20 edition of the Buffalo Sabres. In the second of this two-part series, we see the glass as half full... very optimistic about the season. In the first installment, we took a look at what could happen if the glass was seen as half empty. Finally. After eight straight seasons filled...
Sabres Ready for Return to League Basement
October 3rd, 2019 There are countless question marks around the 2019-20 edition of the Buffalo Sabres. In the first of this two-part series, we see the glass as half empty. In the next installment, we'll look at what could happen if the glass is half full. As much as the passionate fanbase in Western New York deserves to finally cheer a winner, the...
