In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Buffalo Sabres are rumored to be shopping Casey Mittelstadt. Meanwhile, the Washington Capitals and Max Pacioretty might be on the same page when it comes to a trade deadline deal. The Toronto Maple Leafs are said to be interested in Russian scorer Maxim Tsyplakov. Finally, are the Vancouver Canucks
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Through the first 22 games, the Sabres boast a record of 10-10-2, sitting sixth in the Atlantic Division. They came into the season as a young team with legitimate playoff aspirations, looking to build upon what fans would consider a successful 2022-23 season. Let’s take a look at how the Sabres have been performing on
The 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres season came to an end this past Friday with a victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Though it was a very encouraging season filled with improvement and pleasant surprises, it still ended the same way each of the last 11 before it did. The Sabres came as close to the postseason
For a little while longer, the Buffalo Sabres remain in the playoff chase. On Saturday, they won a crucial game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Mostly, the credit goes to the standout play of defenseman Rasmus Dahlin. He scored a goal, set up two others, and put his body in harm’s way to make a crucial
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 dropped another game to push their losing streak to eight as they continue their struggles in November. While some of the losses have not looked terrible from an effort or energy perspective, a majority of them have been quite embarrassing. This team has gone from a 7-3-0 record and looking like a
Everyone loves to think about the big flashy star players on each team; the goal scorers, the high-profile names, and the fresh-faced rookies with big potential, but some players can fly under the radar for their team. These are the players that quietly contribute to the scoresheet or make subtle plays to break up opposing
The Buffalo Sabres have work to do before they can firmly establish themselves as Stanley Cup contenders. The team is in a unique situation where the roster has plenty of promising young prospects that are worth the team’s devotion but has simultaneously (and unexpectedly) shifted gears towards winning now with the acquisitions of veteran needle-movers
May take a Zadorov trade to get Byram in the lineup Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: (mailbag) The Colorado Avalanche have pending restricted free agent defensemen in Nikita Zadorov and Ryan Graves. Graves will get a nice contract from the Avs, but Zadorov may not. If the Avs move Zadorov, Bo Byram would have
As another season of Buffalo Sabres hockey swirls its way down the toilet that is their last decade of hockey, attention has begun to turn toward this summer. The months of May through September will be used to completely reshape the next decade of Sabres hockey. Whether it was designed this way or not, this
Home NHL Free Agents NHL Rumors: Wild GM Candidates … Buffalo Sabres Notes on Gusev, Gardiner… © Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports Some Minnesota Wild GM candidates Michael Russo: The Minnesota Wild didn’t end up meeting with Ron Hextall yesterday about their general manager opening. Sources did say that they are close to setting up an