by Neal McHale | Oct 11, 2020 | Buffalo Sabres, Homepage, NHL
Short-term deal? Check. A $7.5–$8 million AAV? Check. Playing alongside an elite NHL center? Check. Taylor Hall, the top free agent winger on the market, found a place that checked each of the necessary boxes. A place where he could gamble to maximize his value...
by Neal McHale | Feb 24, 2020 | Buffalo Sabres, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Wayne Simmonds, the Devils winger and pending unrestricted free agent, doesn’t score goals like he used to, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be a valuable add for a playoff contender. But prior to Monday’s deadline it was the 66-point Sabres,...
by Jason Scales | Dec 29, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Homepage, Inside Hockey, NHL
Boston, MA – Third-year forward Jake DeBrusk was benched early in the first period of Sunday night’s game between the visiting Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins. The former #14 overall pick in the 2015 draft heeded Head Coach Bruce Cassidy’s message...
by Jason Scales | Nov 22, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Homepage, NHL
Boston, MA – The Bruins post-game victory song, the Standell’s “Dirty Water” was blared over the TD Garden loudspeaker for the first time since November 4th. Despite coming into the game 7-0-4 at home the Boston Bruins had suffered three...
by Kevin Greenstein | Nov 20, 2019 | Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, Product Reviews, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs
When speaking about trailblazers in sports, former NHL goaltending great Grant Fuhr is often overlooked. But as the first black goalie in the NHL, the first black player to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, and the first black player inducted into the Hockey...
by Spencer Lee | Oct 10, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Utah Hockey Club, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets
Year in and year out the NHL can fluctuate tremendously. The teams that should have been good are irrelevant, and teams that have a so-so roster end up making cup runs. It’s sports, and it happens; but it happens in hockey more than any other sport. One week into the...
