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Tonight marks the final game for the Buffalo Sabres in the calendar year, and they still have yet to rediscover their identity from 2022-23.
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Thanks to an Achilles injury, Buffalo Sabres winger Jack Quinn was unable to play until December 19th, but he’s been lights out early on.
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Earlier today, the Buffalo Sabres ruled out head coach Don Granato with an illness, forcing Seth Appert to step in and show us what he’s got.
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Success is not a linear path, as the Buffalo Sabres found out so far in 2023-24, but timing and circumstance play a major role.
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The Buffalo Sabres are a hockey team with a lack of direction midway through the 2023-24 season, but luckily, there is still time to get back on track.
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The Buffalo Sabres power play has struggled all season, and it looks like they will finally try to address the issue starting in tonight’s game vs. Columbus.
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Buffalo Sabres forwards Tage Thompson and Zemgus Girgensons look like they will be ready to roll this weekend in the upcoming back-to-back.
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Contrary to some claims, Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams has built the team correctly, except when it comes to acquiring outside talent…mostly…
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The Buffalo Sabres waived Tyson Jost yesterday, and he won’t be the last veteran to leave the big club once Tage Thompson returns.
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Clearly, the Buffalo Sabres have yet to find a sound rhythm offensively this season, but their defensive game continues to be a major issue.
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If the Buffalo Sabres want to start winning hockey games, they must improve their play in the first period, which has been abysmal this season.
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The Buffalo Sabres are facing one too many issues as a team at the moment, and they directly contributed to last night’s loss.
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We knew the Buffalo Sabres special teams were bad, but nobody saw them being the game-changers that they were tonight.
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It’s been a minute since the Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins twice in a single season, but they have a chance to pull that off tonight.
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With 2023 nearly in the books, the Buffalo Sabres and their fans will look ahead to a greater 2024, which will include more scoring.
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While the Buffalo Sabres are still the youngest team in the NHL, they still have more experience than most groups sitting at their average age.
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The Buffalo Sabres could finally be turning the corner, but does that mean they rank highly in the Atlantic Division Power Rankings?
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The Buffalo Sabres need an epic second half of 2023-24 if they plan on returning to the playoffs for the first time in 13 years, and they face several questions.
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The Buffalo Sabres haven’t played to expectations, and if that’s to change in the second half of the season, these three players must step up.
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So once again, the Buffalo Sabres are back to doing the "win one, lose one" method. It's incredibly frustrating for a team who had playoff expectations coming into the season.
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