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Penguins Capitalize on Sabres’ Mistakes

Score: Penguins 5 | Sabres 2 Shots: PIT 32 | BUF 28 Buffalo Sabres Goals: Pittsburgh Penguins Goals: Final Thoughts This was a rough game for Buffalo. They were sloppy with the puck and lacked the connectivity we’ve come to expect from their game. Pittsburgh took advantage of some gifts to gain the advantage in this one. Three of the Penguins non-empty net goals…

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GM For A Day, Feb 4th ’26 – MattTFS

The Sabres are currently projected to have $13.21mil in cap space for next year, so moves will have to be made. Keep in mind I try to be conservative with any trade values/contract projections to account for natural bias/homerism. Tuch: 7x$10.5mil, gone over this before but likely needs more than Kempe to stay. Benson: 2x$5mil, have to bridge Benny and hope his offense doesn’t drive…

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Mock Draft – T McGee (as of 1/16/26)

Editor’s Note: With the Sabres recent congested schedule, we had held off on publishing this latest Mock Draft. DBTB – We haven’t discussed this year’s Draft lately, given the Sabres successes, the NFL playoffs, and the holidays! But we’re back, and what better way to come back than to tie it into the recent announcement of Buffalo as a host of the 2026 NHL Draft. I will, at this point…

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2026 Winter Olympics Men’s Full Hockey Schedule

The men’s hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will begin Feb. 11 with Team Slovakia playing Team Finland followed by Team Sweden against host Team Italy. The tournament, the first with NHL players since the 2014 Sochi Olympics, will feature all 12 teams playing three preliminary games in their respective groups, then all 12 moving on to a single-elimination…

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Olympics Men’s Hockey Open Thread – 2/11/26

The men’s tournament kicks off today with two games – Group B Slovakia vs Finland, 10:40 a.m. — Santagiulia Arena, USA Network Sweden vs. Italy, 3:10 p.m. — Santagiulia Arena, USA Network Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen would have been a backup for the Finn’s opener today. Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin will be in action later this afternoon however, playing for the Swedes.

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/12/26

The men’s tournament started yesterday with Rasmus Dahlin picking up three points in a hard-fought 3-2 Sweden win over the hosts Italy. Group A Switzerland vs. France, 6:10 a.m. — Santagiulia Arena, Peacock Czechia vs. Canada, 10:40 a.m. — Santagiulia Arena, USA Network Group C Latvia vs. United States, 3:10 p.m. — Santagiulia Arena, USA Network Germany vs. Denmark, 3:10 p.m.

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Jedi Council

As the Olympic break continues, the Buffalo Sabres remain positioned in the top Wild Card spot, narrowly leading Boston by one point and Columbus by five. (cutoff line) The standings are remarkably tight; Buffalo sits just two points shy of Montreal and Detroit for the top-two and top-three seeds in the Atlantic Division. With such thin margins, the first week or two back will likely dictate…

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/14/26

Happy Valentine’s Day all. And in case you were blissfully ignorant of the date, you better get the heck out of the house right now and get your significant other something ASAP! Yesterday Sweden fell to a surprise 4-1 defeat at the hands of Finland, though Rasmus Dahlin did bag a powerplay goal for the Tre Kronor. They’ll be playing for survival today. Tage Thompson will also be back in…

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/13/26

Tage Thompson was on the scoreboard yesterday as USA beat Latvia 5-1. After picking up three points in Sweden’s first game, Rasmus Dahlin is back in action today. Group B Finland vs. Sweden, 6:10 a.m. — Santaguilia Arena, USA Network Italy vs. Slovakia, 6:10 a.m. — Rho Arena, Peacock Group A France vs. Czechia, 10:40 a.m. — Santagiulia Arena, Peacock Canada vs. Switzerland, 3:10 p.

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/15/26

Good morning gang, hope you all had a good Valentine’s Day, whether you chose to spoil yourselves or your significant other(s). Sweden needed to beat Slovakia by three goals to win Group B, but the Slovak’s last-minute goal from Dalibor Dvorsky means Tre Kronor are going to have to see how the rest of the games shake out to see who they will play next. United States are top of Group C…

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/16/26

The men’s group stage is now complete, with Canada, United States, Slovakia and Finland going through to the quarterfinals, and all other eight teams going through a qualification playoff to join them there. Only the two women’s playoff semifinals on tap today. United States vs. Sweden, 10:40 a.m. — Santagiulia Arena, NBC/Peacock Canada vs. Switzerland, 3:10 p.m.

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/17/26

Four men’s playoff qualification games on tap today. Rasmus Dahlin will take on Zemgus Girgensons with the winner progressing in the tournament. Germany vs. France, 6:10 a.m. — Santagiulia Arena, Peacock Switzerland vs. Italy, 6:10 a.m. — Rho Arena, Peacock Czechia vs Denmark, 10:40 a.m. — Santagiulia Arena, USA Network/Peacock Sweden vs. Latvia, 3:10 p.m. — Santagiulia Arena, USA Network/

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GM for a Day: Jarmo goes Slightly Crazy Edition – BuffaloBuckeye

After over a decade of pain, the Sabres are the closest they’ve ever been to ending the drought. All that time has been building up to the coming two-month stretch after the Olympic break. I’ve already made a post about my proposed deadline moves. In summary, say goodbye to Colten Ellis, Jacob Bryson, Maxim Strbak, and a 3rd round pick, and hello to Morgan Barron, Nick Blankenburg and a 5th…

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/18/26

Quarterfinals action in men’s hockey today with four games on tap, hopefully at least a couple of them will be competitive. Unfortunately it looks like one of Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin will see their tournament medal hopes end here. (3) Slovakia vs (6) Germany, 6:10 AM ET – Santagiulia Arena, Peacock (1) Canada vs (8) Czechia, 10:40 AM ET – Santagiulia Arena, USA Network/

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Brinf The Force: Rallying Around Jedi

DBTB friends and family — over the past few weeks I’ve gotten to learn a little more about what our buddy Jedi has been dealing with. True to form, he hasn’t said much himself — he’s humble, quiet, and somehow still cracking jokes even as life keeps throwing him curveballs. Long story short, after a transplant, Jedi’s been dealing with a handful of complications that have had him in and out…

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NHL Fun Facts, Oddities and Records That Will Never Be Broken

Some of us are really into the Olympic hockey games right now while others are eagerly anticipating the return of NHL action and the Buffalo Sabres conclusion to this season. The team is on the brink of flushing the past 14 seasons down the toilet and becoming relevant again. Stacked with talent, they could even become great again in the not too distant future. Only time will tell…

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/19/26

After all the dramatic quarterfinal action yesterday, today is the big gold medal game in women’s hockey as defending champions Canada take on United States of America. The Canadian women have won five of the seven gold medals in the Olympics history of the sport, including in 2022 in Beijing when they beat USA 3-2 in the final. Bronze Medal Game – Switzerland vs Sweden, 8:40 AM ET…

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/20/26

The hockey thrills continued yesterday with the United States of America women prevailing in overtime over Canada to clinch the gold medal. Today is the semifinals of the men’s competition to see who makes it to the gold medal game on Sunday. Canada vs Finland, 10:40 AM ET – Santagiulia Arena, Peacock United States vs Slovakia, 3:10 PM ET – Santagiulia Arena, NBC/

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Olympics Hockey Open Thread – 2/22/26

Going to be an early Sunday start for anyone wanting to watch the big finale of the Olympics men’s hockey tournament with United States of America taking on Canada for the gold medal. The Buffalo Sabres’ Tage Thompson was a full participant in practice after leaving the semifinal game during the second intermission as a precautionary measure. Canada’s captain Sidney Crosby could be a…

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Buffalo Sabres Open Thread, Wk of 2/23 – The NHL resumes

After all the thrills and spills of the Winter Olympics, we return to the halcyon days of the NHL season. Luckily, for us Buffalo Sabres fans this campaign is not like the others from our recent past, for the simple reason that deep into February the Sabres are actually contending for the postseason. The Sabres are in the first wildcard position and remain in good position to move…

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