With the 2023-24 season right around the corner, expectations for the Buffalo Sabres are pretty high, as they should be. In 2022-23, the Sabres finished just one point shy of a playoff spot, so making the postseason is the natural next step for a young, still-developing team that played 82 meaningful games a season ago.
Alex Tuch
The Buffalo Sabres knew well what Alex Tuch brought to the team when he arrived in November of 2021 after the Jack Eichel trade: a dynamic power forward with some scoring upside. Expectations were fairly high for the 27-year-old forward after he proved that he was a “go-to” player in any situation. Since then, he
The Buffalo Sabres had exactly the weekend the team hoped for and needed. On Friday, they hung in there against a difficult New York Rangers team, pulling out a 3-2 win in overtime. They then followed that up with a 6-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers in the second half of a tough back-to-back. As
The Buffalo Sabres’ last postseason game was Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal on April 26, 2011- nearly 4,500 days ago, when US President Barack Obama was in his first term in office. The years since have been a wasteland. The team’s 11-year playoff drought is the longest in NHL history and the second-longest
The Buffalo Sabres are suffering from a cold spell and constant roster movements will only make things worse. In the wake of another loss to a top-end team, they have continued to look flat beyond only a handful of players contributing. Alex Tuch, Owen Power, and Tyson Jost all have been the best players the
With the 2022-23 NHL regular season just over a month away, it’s time for regular season predictions. You can tell it’s the slowest portion of the NHL’s offseason when prediction articles start popping up and this is no exception. The biggest transaction in the league in the last week was Phil Kessel signing a one-year
The role of a team captain in the National Hockey League is important. Though he has few official duties, he’s more often than not the best and most respected player in the locker room and responsible for setting the example for his peers. As a result, teams without a designated captain might be viewed as
The calendar has officially turned from 2021 to 2022, and in this new year, you might be making some resolutions in an attempt to better yourself for the future. NHL teams are no different, and the Buffalo Sabres have some New Year’s resolutions themselves, hoping to close the door on a 2021 filled with losing,
In this edition of Buffalo Sabres News & Rumors, the Sabres provide an update on recovery timelines for Alex Tuch, Craig Anderson, Dustin Tokarski and Drake Caggiula. Tuch Expected to Make Sabres Debut Within the Coming Weeks Sabres fans are still waiting for soon-to-be fan favorite Tuch to take the ice in a Buffalo uniform,
The Buffalo Sabres have traded forward Jack Eichel and a 2023 third-round pick to the Vegas Golden Knights for Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, a 2022 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick. The 2022 first-round pick is top 10 protected according to Dreger, and no salary is retained. The 25-year old Eichel was drafted 2nd
The 2021-22 NHL season is almost here as teams begin training camp. Although training camp has only just started, some notable storylines are developing: a few players are not in attendance due to offseason surgery, there’s a brand new third line, and good news regarding the team’s COVID-19 status. Notable Absences The Golden Knights will
Alex Tuch has been one of the Vegas Golden Knights’ best players throughout the regular season. He finished tied for third in goals for the team during the regular season while averaging third-line minutes. His production rate and commitment to both sides of the puck saw him getting more opportunities higher on the depth chart
There’s no local bias involved in the Vegas Golden Knights being among the most probable Stanley Cup contenders in the early odds for the upcoming 2020-21 season. At +900, they rank just behind the Colorado Avalanche (+450) and defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning (+800) as the third-largest favorite heading into next season. And it’s easy
Babcock safe Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman said that Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock’s position is safe. “It was one of those weeks in Toronto,” Friedman said Saturday during the Headlines segment of Hockey Night in Canada, as the Maple Leafs lost for a third time in their past four games. “I didn’t get a
Stars GM will be patient and not feeling pressure to make a move Matthew DeFranks of the Dallas Morning News: Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill on the team’s slow start. “To say you’re going to make all these changes, people are thinking about trades or whatever, those things don’t happen overnight,” Nill said. “You just
report this ad Well, the ice has finally settled on the 2018-19 season with the St. Louis Blues claiming their first-ever Stanley Cup. After 52 long years and only sporadic postseason appearances, the Blues finally have that first notch on their belt. With two consecutive playoff appearances in two years as a franchise, Vegas Golden