When the calendar turned to August, all eyes slowly started turning towards the world of hockey. As days pass, heading towards September, players will quickly start returning to Buffalo in anticipation for training camp ahead of the 2017-18 National Hockey League season. In an offseason filled with changes from the top-down, optimism is at a […]

What was considered to be one of the worst kept secrets in Buffalo was finally confirmed Thursday afternoon when the Buffalo Sabres announced the signing of free agent defenseman Victor Antipin. Who Is Victor Antipin? Antipin, 24, comes from Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League, where he tallied 98 points (36 goals, 62 assists) in […]

It has almost been a week since the Buffalo Sabres named Jason Botterill as the eighth general manager in team history. Now that the team has filled that sizeable gap in the front office, it is time to turn our focus behind the bench and take a look at another pretty large gap – the head […]

Since drafting Ryan Miller 138th overall in the fifth round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, the Buffalo Sabres have struggled with drafting and developing another solid option in net. Buffalo has selected 13 goaltenders since Miller, with only one goaltender (Jhonas Enroth) playing more than 22 games. When you have a goaltender of Miller’s caliber, […]

The Buffalo Sabres’ prospect pipeline seems dry if you consider who they have down in the American Hockey League with the Rochester Americans. Player development has slowed to a concerning crawl, but not all news out of the minors has been bad. One of those few bright spots in Rochester has been forward Justin Bailey. […]

While the Stanley Cup playoffs continue to work toward its yearly fever pitch, franchises find themselves sitting in hockey purgatory, waiting to make their next move. Those teams out of the playoff hunt are certainly looking toward how they will be able to rebuild their lineup top-to-bottom to become one of those final four this […]

In an offseason filled with uncertainty for the Buffalo Sabres, we know one thing for sure – there is some much-needed roster manipulation in order. The next general manager has his work cut out for him, thanks to some Darcy Regier and Tim Murray contracts that have since gone south. Buffalo essentially needs to trim the […]

As the most recent hockey season progressed, the Buffalo Sabres’ most glaring issue came on the blue line. Old age, coupled with ineffectiveness and inexperience, sank the Sabres’ ship before it could even really leave the port. While the incoming, yet-to-be-determined general manager will have his work cut out for him with the impending drafts, he […]

As the Stanley Cup Playoffs progress, we are reminded again of the most important thing – depth is important. Every single season, we see superstars like Sidney Crosby and Jonathan Toews and then there are those “unsung heroes” on the other three lines that help push their team to glory. How would one go about acquiring those […]

June 26, 2015, will forever go down as a big date for the Buffalo Sabres in their rebuilding process. This was the day general manager Tim Murray pulled the trigger on a deal that would send a first-round pick (Colin White) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forward David Legwand […]

Note: This article is based on pure speculation, thanks in part to some working with revisionist history. We are aware that most of this scenario is highly unlikely to have occurred, but please let us have our moment. THW writer Chad DeDominicis took a look back into Vanek to Edmonton in October 2014, but this article expands and gives […]

The word “tanking” has become a highly toxic word throughout the hockey world these last handful of years, with franchises appearing to lose on purpose to gain a further advantage within the NHL Entry Draft.  We know all the dirty details about those alleged practices. It must be pointed out (mostly tongue-in-cheek) that the Buffalo […]

Forward Kyle Okposo’s first season with the Buffalo Sabres did not play out the way he envisioned when he signed a 7 year/$45 million dollar deal with the organization on July 1st. While he scored 45 points (19 goals, 26 assists) in 65 games and played a large role on the Sabres’ top line, Okposo was […]

As time ticked down towards an announcement, most fans had already packed Dan Bylsma’s bags but the collateral damage in the aftermath was quite unsettling. General Manager Tim Murray and Head Coach Dan Bylsma have been relieved of their duties. — Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 20, 2017 This tweet sent shockwaves around the National Hockey […]