Posts About "Jason Botterill"
Sabres Face Tough Decision at Deadline
February 14th, 2019 As the Feb. 25 NHL Trade Deadline rapidly approaches, the Buffalo Sabres are a few points outside of the playoffs. Their brief residency in the upper echelon among the NHL’s best is a distant memory as is their franchise-tying ten-game win streak. While they’re much improved from last year and far from the league basement, they’ll...
Sabres Fans Can Count Their Blessings
November 21st, 2018 As we gather around the table with family and friends, we take a moment to give thanks for our health, for our camaraderie, and for our resurging, never-say-die hockey team: the Buffalo Sabres. First Blessing: Jack Eichel The spring and summer of 2018 brought many changes to the Sabres organization; changes in...
Upstart Sabres Silencing Doubters
November 12th, 2018 Following the Buffalo Sabres' second consecutive comeback victory on Saturday, fans rejoiced as they reached the simultaneous realization that this year's team is for real. That's right ladies and gentlemen, the basement-dwelling, love-for-the-game-losing, long-suffering squad that we've witnessed over the better part of the...
Buffalo Sabres Benchmarks for the Season
September 23rd, 2018 The preseason hype surrounding the Buffalo Sabres has not reached this height since Jack Eichel was playing youth hockey in Massachusetts. The buzz builds more each day as the final roster draws closer. General Manager Jason Botterill's tenure with the organization has created a stir, rousing a faithful fan base back onto the...
Sabres & Reinhart Settle on Bridge Deal
September 19th, 2018 Well, it finally happened. Fans of the Buffalo Sabres can now rest easy knowing that Sam Reinhart is under contract following a lengthy negotiation period that kept him out of the team's first two preseason contests. From the moment the 22-year-old became a restricted free agent this summer, there was uncertainty surrounding whether...
Sabres Forwards: Who’s In & Who’s Out
September 18th, 2018 To say that the Buffalo Sabres require a lot of change and a lot of work to become a competitive playoff team isn’t too much different from saying that a fifth-grader in remedial English requires a lot of change and a lot of work to become a Harvard graduate. Sophomore general manager Jason Botterill promised sweeping change born...
