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Pre-Lottery Six-Round NHL Mock Draft

DBTB – Greetings my friends and fellow draft nerds! It’s been awhile. I’ll admit, like the down year the Buffalo Sabres had, my draft prep for this season also hit a down year. Just a lot going on and I did not have as much time as usual. But unlike the Blue and Gold, we’re back on the horse and ready to finish out Draft season strong! So let’s get into it! Like it’s older…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Alex Tuch

Total Season Stats: 36G, 31A | 67 PTS | +16 | 47 PIM Age: 28 Contract Status: Signed through 2025-2026 season; $4,750,000 AAV Alex Tuch has made a lasting impression on Sabres fans since his arrival to the Queen City back in 2021. Whether it was when he escorted the late great Rick Jeanneret onto the ice for one last send-off during his special night back in 2022 or when he shared…

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Open Thread – Wk of 5/5

The second round of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs is upon us. If the first round was any indication, this year’s playoffs are certainly going to be interesting. How much more exciting can it get than Winnipeg tying game seven with less than two seconds left in regulation, then winning in double overtime? Well, we’re about to find out. Toronto Maple Leafs (D1) vs. Florida Panthers (D3)…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Jacob Bryson

Total Season Stats: 0G, 7A | 7 PTS | -9 | 10 PIM Age: 27 Contract Status: Signed through 2025-26, $900,000 AAV I’ll start this off by being totally honest: I was surprised when the Sabres decided to re-sign Bryson earlier this year. Realistically, I think he could be replaced by another blueliner with more value, who brings more to the table, but alas – I’m not the GM here.

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NHL Draft Lottery Thread & Results

The NHL holds its annual draft lottery on Monday night, with the lottery being arrived live at 7 PM ET on ESPN and Sportsnet. For the first time, the lottery will be broadcast live in-studio, so things will look a little different this year. We’ll get to see the actual lottery balls being drawn as it happens, which certainly adds some dramatic flair but also means it’ll be a little complex to know…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Ryan McLeod

Total Season Stats: 20 G, 33 A, 53 pts, +13 in 79 games Age: 25 Contract Status: RFA – at the end of the two-year, $4.2 million contract signed in August 2023 For a forward who was nearly chased out of Edmonton for his lack of production on the top six and shying away from playing the body, McLeod did very well for himself in Buffalo last year. The 25-year-old became a crucial part…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Jacob Bernard-Docker

Total Season Stats: GP 15, G 1, A 3, PTS 4 +3 Age: 24 Contract Status: Expiring 2 year deal, $805,000 Cap Hit, current RFA Jacob Bernard-Docker’s arrival in Buffalo was not met with much fanfare. In the Cozens/Gilbert for Josh Norris/Docker trade, many still have reservations about this deal. Complicating that, his arrival was late as his work visa was delayed coming from Canada.

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: James Reimer

Total Season Stats: 10 wins – 3.04 GAA – .897 SV% in 24 Games (10 wins – 2.90 GAA – .901 SV% 22 games with Sabres) Age: 37 Contract Status: UFA James Reimer had an eventful season for a veteran goaltender. Buffalo was looking for some depth and experience when they signed him in free agency to a one year, $1 million dollar contract. After a strong camp by Devon Levi…

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Open Thread – Wk of 5/12

The Second Round of the NHL Playoffs are heating up with all four clashes finely poised. Florida Panthers (3A) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (1A) Series tied 2-2 Game 1: Maple Leafs 5, Panthers 4 Game 2: Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 3 Game 3: Panthers 5, Maple Leafs 4 (OT) Game 4: Panthers 2, Maple Leafs 0 Game 5: Panthers at Maple Leafs, Wednesday, May 14, 7 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, CBC…

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Jedi Council

There are no two ways about it, the Buffalo Sabres’ goaltending failed the team this past season. The defense did them no favors either but the men between the pipes were the big letdown. Devon Levi started the year in Buffalo but his early season struggles just continued to snowball. He looked nothing like the kid out of college beating the formidable Rangers twice two years ago. He looked off…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Peyton Krebs

Total Season Stats: 10G, 18A | 28 PTS | +1 | 60 PIM Age: 24 Contract Status: Signed through 2025-26, $1.45 million AAV Peyton Krebs started his third full season in Buffalo where he likely didn’t want to: up in the press box. It can’t be easy being the odd man out on opening night, but he found his way onto the roster, then did what he needed to make sure he didn’t return to the…

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Rochester Amerks Playoffs Open Thread

After sweeping Syracuse in the second round, the Rochester Americans face a more difficult opponent in the North Division Finals in Laval Rocket, who had finished the regular season ahead of the Amerks. The best-of-five series for the AHL playoffs division finals is a bit unconventional with the lower ranked team getting the first two games at home, followed by three on the road at the…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Jiri Kulich

Total Season Stats: GP 62, G 15, A 9, PTS 24 -4 Age: 21 Contract Status: Entering year 2 of a 3 year deal, $886,666 Cap Hit, RFA in 2027 The Buffalo Sabres finally got to reap the benefits of Jiri Kulich this season. The 28th overall pick from Florida in 2022 earned his full time debut in the NHL this season. And he looked pretty “kool” along the way, showing strong signs of his…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Bowen Byram

Total Season Stats: 7G, 31A | 38 PTS | +11 | 46 PIM Age: 23 Contract Status: RFA, arbitration eligible Bowen Byram had a perfectly good season in his first full year with the Buffalo Sabres, often forming the team’s top defensive pairing alongside captain Rasmus Dahlin. His future with the team, however, seems uncertain, as Byram’s name has been in trade talks for quite some time…

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Revisiting Our Season Predictions

Before the 2024-2025 NHL season began, Die By The Blade staff predicted how the season would go. Now, with the regular season in the books and the playoffs well underway, it’s a good time to look back and see how close we were… or not. Hard to argue with Dahlin or Tuch here, as both were among the top-four in points on the team. But equally as deserving – and not mentioned here…

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Open Thread – Wk of 5/19

Since the lockout earlier this millennium, the Buffalo Sabres still have double the playoff series wins of the Toronto Maple Leafs. And that’s including the longest active playoff drought in the NHL for Buffalo. We’re at the Conference Finals stage, and there’s some really good playoff hockey being played. Game 1: Panthers at Hurricanes, Tuesday, May 20, 8 p.m. ET; TNT, MAX…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Tage Thompson

Total Season Stats: 44 G, 28 A, 72 pts, -2 in 76 games Age: 27 Contract Status: Finished year two of a seven-year, $50 million contract with a cap hit of $7,142,857 Not the best career year for Tage Nathaniel Thompson, but not a bad one either. He did bounce back from a lackluster campaign in 2023-24 to lead the Sabres in both goals and points scored. For having a howitzer of…

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2025 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Total Season Stats: GP 55, W 24, L 24, GGA 3.20, SP.887 with 2 shutouts Age: 26 Contract Status: Signed, entering year two of a five year deal, $4,750,000 cap hit My top three disappointing Sabres this past season: 3 Jordan Greenway: Not all his fault, he played well defensively and on the PK. The recurring injuries are frustrating as hell though. His offensive numbers were…

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2025 Report Card: Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin began the seventh year of his NHL career in a big way when he was appointed captain during the 2024-2025 preseason. An obvious choice, the skilled Swede is the first defenseman to be named captain on the Sabres since Craig Rivet in 2008. And he certainly earned it. Selected for the NHL All-Star Game three consecutive times – 2022, 2023, 2024, respectively – Dahlin was selected…

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2025 Report Card: Jordan Greenway

Total Season Stats: 3G, 5A | 8 PTS | 45 PIM (34 GP) Age: 28 Contract Status: Signed through 2026-2027 season; $4,000,000 AAV Jordan Greenway has been a fun player to watch these last few years…when he is healthy. This season was a tough one for the New York native, who left the ice back in November with a mid-body injury, underwent surgery, and was out of the lineup for months.

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