In one of the wildest games of the 2025-26 season so far, the Ottawa Senators fell 8-4 to the Buffalo Sabres. Despite recently announcing that captain Brady Tkachuk was out with an injured hand for the next month, the Senators viewed tonight as a must-win game. Ottawa had already faced some struggles and bad luck, … Read more
The Buffalo Sabres are heading into the 2025-26 season with more questions than answers — at least early on. Injuries, waivers, and a few unexpected moves have already shaken the lineup, and head coach Lindy Ruff and the front office are facing the delicate task of balancing development, depth, and competitiveness. The preseason is over, … Read more
Photo: Lucas Armstrong The Buffalo Sabres have claimed goaltender Colten Ellis off waivers from the St. Louis Blues. Ellis is coming off a career year with the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds, going 22-14-3 with a 2.63 goals-against average, a .922 save percentage (ranked fourth in the AHL) and three shutouts in 42 games in 2024-25. A … Read more
On Thursday (Sept. 11), the Buffalo Sabres announced they had signed goaltender Alexandar Georgiev to a 1-year contract, with an $825,000 cap hit. We have signed goaltender Alexandar Georgiev to a one-year contract worth $825,000. Details → https://t.co/hmmFSiBEXc#LetsGoBuffalo | @NorthtownAuto pic.twitter.com/MdOEzpk7uB — Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) September 11, 2025 Last season, Georgiev split time between the … Read more
The Buffalo Sabres have missed the playoffs for now 14-consecutive seasons, which is not only the record for the longest NHL playoff drought, but also is tied with the New York Jets of the NFL for the longest playoff drought in all of North American sports. The Sabres enter the 2025-26 season aiming to end … Read more
Back in the late ’70s, when the Buffalo Sabres were starting to make serious noise in the NHL, all eyes were on the French Connection. Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin, and René Robert stole the spotlight—and rightly so. They were magic on the ice. Related: Is 2025-26 When Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin Finally Wins the Norris Trophy? … Read more
Buffalo Sabres fans have been through a lot. Lean years. False starts. Heartbreak after heartbreak. But something’s changed—not just on the stat sheet, but in the way people talk about the team. That shift? It starts with Tage Thompson. Related: Sabres Need Josh Norris to Shine in 2025-26 Season Thompson isn’t just scoring goals—though he’s … Read more
There are a lot of factors that will come into play for the Buffalo Sabres when the 2025-26 season begins. One of the biggest question marks for them is going to be the health and performance of fresh face Josh Norris, who they acquired from the Ottawa Senators on March 7, 2025, for Dylan Cozens. So far, his … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres have two different goals heading into the 2025-26 season, and with that in mind, there is a possibility they could pull off a deal that benefits both of them. The Maple Leafs need to continue trying to find players to replace Mitchell Marner, who decided to join the … Read more
Welcome back to another edition of around the NHL, the last one in the month of July. August is just around the corner, as things have slowed down considerably across the league, however, there’s still plenty of business to finish up heading into the third month of the offseason. From avoiding arbitrations, to leaving the … Read more