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The Buffalo Sabres are young, so what? – acrididea

tl;dr: It may actually be good to be a very young team in NHL in 2026, because the league may get younger over the next few years. Let me explain why I think that way. First, where this team is. Per Hockey Reference’s team age data (available since ’99 season), the Sabres have been the youngest team in the league for the past 3 seasons. That’s nothing new for this team, as it’s been the…

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Game #58 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs Devils

New Jersey Devils (28-27-2) vs Buffalo Sabres (32-19-6) Puck Drop: 7:00 pm Eastern Time | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey TV: MSG-B, ESPN+ Radio: WGR 550 New Jersey Devils Record: (28-27-2) | 58 PTS Last Game: Lost 3-1 to the Islanders Division Ranking: 7th place in the Metropolitan PP: 15th, 20.8% (Sabres: 16th, 20.1%) PK: 19th, 79.0%

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Breaktime is Over – Sabres beat Devils in NHL return

Score: Sabres 2 | Devils 1 Shots: BUF 30 | NJD 28 Buffalo Sabres Goals: New Jersey Devils Goals: Final Thoughts There was some concern that the Olympic break would kill the momentum Buffalo had built in the middle portion of the season. They responded with a quality performance and a victory. Thompson and Krebs were the difference offensively.

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Game #59 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres at Panthers

Buffalo Sabres (32-18-6) vs Florida Panthers (28-15-12) Puck Drop: 7:00 pm ET | Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise FL TV: MSG-B, ESPN+ Radio: WGR 550, Sirius XM (app) Florida Panthers Record: 30-25-3 | 63 PTS Last Game: 5-1 win over Toronto Maple Leafs; 5-5-0 in last ten games Division Ranking: 7th, Atlantic PP: 20th, 19.2% (41/213) [Sabres: 16th, 19.8% (34/

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Lyon Tames the Other Big Cats, Buffalo Wins 3-2

Score: Buffalo Sabres 3-2 Florida Panthers Shots: BUF 39-29 FLA Buffalo Sabres Goals: Alex Tuch 23rd PPG (R. McLeod, B. Byram) Beck Malenstyn 5th (J. Norris, N. Ostlund) Peyton Krebs 9th EN (T. Thompson, A. Tuch) Florida Panthers Goals: Matthew Tkachuk 5th PPG (B. Marchand, S. Bennett) Sam Bennett 20th It was a back and forth first period with decent chances for both teams.

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Game 60 Preview & Open Thread: Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres (34-19-6) at Tampa Bay Lightning (38-15-4) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM | Benchmark International Arena | Tampa, FL TV: MSG-B Radio: WGR 550 Know Your Opponent Tampa Bay Lightning Record: 38-15-4 | 80 PTS Division Ranking: 1st in Atlantic Division Last Game: 5-4 Loss vs Carolina Hurricanes PP: 11th (22.2%) | Sabres Rank: 15th (20.0%) PK: 5th…

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Sabres Ride The Lightning in Big 6-2 Win

Score: Buffalo Sabres 6-2 Tampa Bay Lightning Shots: BUF 35-38 TBL Buffalo Sabres Goals: Dahlin 12 (Power), Norris 7 (Doan, Metsa), Norris 8 (Byram, Benson), Thompson 32 (Krebs, Dahlin), Metsa 2 (Unassisted), Tuch 24 PPG (Dahlin, Quinn) Tampa Bay Lightning Goals: James 7 (Bjorkstrand, Hedman), Hedman 1 (Raddysh) Score Early, Score Often The Buffalo Sabres started the game like…

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Buffalo Sabres Player of the Week 3/1 – Olympic Gold Medalist Tage Thompson

The Buffalo Sabres came back from the Olympics break like they had not gone away at all. If anything, they had kinda stumbled towards the intermission and have come out firing on all cylinders after, going 3-0-0 with three conference and two division scalps on the way. Apologies this is a day late, had completely forgotten we’d started doing these posts before the break.

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Buffalo Sabres Open Thread, Wk of 3/2 – Trade Deadline Week

We had all expected there to be a bit of a drop off or a lull from the Buffalo Sabres when the regular season resumed after the Olympics break. Instead the Sabres surprised us by coming out tires blazing and going three-and-oh on their road trip, including two impressive wins against a desperate Panthers and overconfident Lightning. This week Buffalo play three of four at home and have a…

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Game 61 Preview & Open Thread: Buffalo Sabres vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights (28-18-14) at Buffalo Sabres (35-19-6) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM | Keybank Center | Buffalo, New York TV: MSG-B, ESPN+ Radio: WGR 550 Know Your Opponent Vegas Golden Knights Record: 28-18-14 70 PTS Division Ranking: 1st in Pacific Division Last Game: Lost 5-0 to Pittsburgh PP: 6th (25.6%) | Sabres Rank: 16th (20.0%) PK: 10th (80.6% |…

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Sabres exploring big trade for star center Robert Thomas

Wednesday 3/4, 7:30am ET Looks like the two teams cannot come to an agreement, with the Sabres not wanting to change their current roster too much it looks like. Tuesday 3/3, 5:30pm ET With the trade deadline rapidly approaching on Friday, it sounds like the Buffalo Sabres are swinging for the fences. Rumours from hockey insiders indicate that the Sabres are in talks with…

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Sabres close to a trade for defenseman Colton Parayko

Wednesday 3/4, 4:45pm While reports from earlier today seem to indicate that the Buffalo Sabres and the St Louis Blues have hit an impasse over center Robert Thomas, apparently the two teams are still talking and getting closer to a deal for defenseman Colton Parayko. NHL insider Darren Dreger has been close to the situation and is now reporting that a trade is now close…

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They Don’t Ask How; They Ask How Many – Sabres win again

Score: Knights 2 | Sabres 3 Shots: VGK 29 | BUF 28 Buffalo Sabres Goals: Vegas Golden Knights Goals: Final Thoughts The Sabres have collected their 4th straight win after defeating the Golden Knights on home ice. The pre-game ceremony to honor the gold medal winners clearly got Buffalo ready for this one. They dominated early and secured a 3-goal lead in…

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Game #62 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres at Penguins

Buffalo Sabres (36-19-6) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (31-16-13) Puck Drop: 7:00 pm ET | PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh PA TV: ESPN, SN, TVAS Radio: WGR 550, Sirius XM (app) Pittsburgh Penguins Record: 31-16-13 | 75 PTS Last Game: 2-1 loss against Boston Bruins; 6-2-2 in last ten games Division Ranking: 2nd, Metropolitan PP: 3rd, 26.1% (42/161) [Sabres: 17th…

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2026 NHL Trade Deadline Tracker

All the NHL trades leading up to the trade deadline on Friday 3/6 at 3pm ET. Anaheim Ducks Receives – – John Carlson (D) Washington Capitals Receives – – Conditional 1st Round Pick – 2027 3rd Round Pick Condition: If ANA fails to qualify for the 2026 Playoffs, they have the option to retain its 2026 1st Round Pick and send its 2027 1st Round Pick to WSH instead.

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Highlights from GM Jarmo Kekäläinen’s post-trade deadline Sabres press conference

The Buffalo Sabres wrapped up their NHL Trade Deadline with four new players added to the playing roster – LW Tanner Pearson, C Sam Carrick, D Logan Stanley and D Luke Schenn. They did end up giving up a number of picks and prospects for the quartet, but General Manager Jarmo Kekäläinen was able to stick to his mission of not messing up team chemistry and was not forced to move out any players…

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CONFIRMED: Sabres trade for forward Tanner Pearson

The Buffalo Sabres beefed up their defense and bottom six last night, but General Manager Jarmo Kekäläinen still had one move saved up for today. The Sabres went back to the Winnipeg Jets one more time with the addition of forward Tanner Pearson for a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. The 33-year-old winger has seven goals and six assists for 13 points with the Jets in 52 games this…

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Sabres outlast Predators in 3-2 win

Score: Buffalo Sabres 3-2 Nashville Predators Shots: BUF 24-25 NSH Buffalo Sabres Goals: Thompson 34 (Tuch), Zucker 17 (Quinn, Dahlin), Doan 19 (Norris, Ostlund) Nashville Predators Goals: L’Heureux 1 (Marchessault, O’Reilly), Wood PPG 13 (Josi, Stamkos) None of these earlier puck drops ok? The game tonight started at the somewhat odd time of 5:30pm, and it seemed to have…

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Game 63 Preview & Open Thread: Buffalo Sabres vs. Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators (28-26-8) at Buffalo Sabres (37-19-6) Puck Drop: 5:30 PM | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, New York TV: MSG-B Radio: WGR 550 Know Your Opponent Nashville Predators Record: 28-26-8 | 64 PTS Division Ranking: 5th in Central Division Last Game: 6-3 Win vs Bruins PP: 9th (22.8%) | Sabres Rank: 17th (19.8%) PK: 11th (80.3%) | Sabres Rank…

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