Buffalo Sabres News & Stories

Through November, the USHL has seen huge performances from undrafted breakout stars, late-round selections, and draft-eligibles alike, with the dogged competitors seeing particular success.

Hadi Kalakeche highlights the growth curves of the QMJHL's top prospects over the past month.

Jacob Titus takes a look at the top performing goaltenders around the world, starting with the netminder who received an early call-up to the NHL.

Jacob Titus breaks down the world of goaltending in our latest stock watch.

JFresh breaks down the top-30 defenders for this upcoming season.

It says something about just how astounding Connor McDavid’s first ten seasons in the NHL have been that a 122-point pace regular season followed by a run to the Cup...

Cam Robinson looks at 10 NHL players who could shift the landscape this season if they hit the trade block.

Our scouts break down the prospect pool for the No. 19 ranked Buffalo Sabres.

With another summer nearing its end, it's time for our top 100 NHL-affiliated prospect rankings.

Daniel Gee, David St-Louis, and Mitchell Brown break down how every team performed at the draft.

Don't you just love a grade, on a signing or a trade?

Cam Robinson breaks down what we've been hearing about NCAA signings.

After breaking down the top-100 under-23 players on the planet, it's time to look at which NHL teams have the best crops of talent in that demographic.

Ranking the hockey's best young talent: Who stands out, who’s rising, and what it means for the future.

David St-Louis breaks down how things are going in Rochester.

It's easy to forget that Zach Benson is still a teenager. His across-the-board improvements are positive, despite Buffalo's continued struggles.

The second season in the NHL is often a struggle for young players. Michael Clifford checks out a handful and discusses their current situation and long-term upside.

The 20-year-old suddenly finds himself as the Sabres top line centre. And he's thriving early in that role. Michael Clifford has the details.

The race for the Calder Memorial Trophy is in full swing. Cam Robinson and David St. Louis break down the top 10

Who has been the NHL's best defenseman midway through the season?

Michael Clifford shines some light on some of the good and bad aspects of this year's rookie class.

I don't want to alarm you, but I don't think the Sabres' problems have as much to do with the local climate and state taxes as you may think.

To the tune of that "Flashdance" song: Power Feelings.

The Rangers' problems are self-inflicted and maybe not fixable.

Michael Clifford is celebrating American Thanksgiving by outlining a handful of players set to rebound or decline as we move past the quarter mark of the season.

Michael Clifford provides five turnaround options for your fantasy squad.

Yeah, it's already time to be thinking about this.

What if nothing ever changes???

Every year we see unheralded, underappreciated, and underrepresented fantasy players come out of the shoot hot and pay dividends for those who were fast enough to scoop them up off...

If this team wanted to change the narrative, an 0-2-0 start is the exact wrong way to do it.

Michael Clifford is here to provide you with some last-minute advice heading into the Fantasy Hockey season.

The amount of times I’m asked, “Who would you take, Player X or Player Y” would probably not surprise you at all. Because people LOVE to ask those questions —...

After playing the entirety of the 2023-24 season in the NHL, Zach Benson arrived earlier than expected. He was a highly touted prospect in the WHL but fell to the Buffalo...

Sean Shapiro ranks the long-term outlook in-goal for all 32 NHL franchises.

Sean Shapiro ranks the 15 best goalies going into the 2024-25 NHL season.

JFresh ranks the 20 best centres going into the 2024-25 NHL season.

JFresh ranks the 20 best left wingers in the NHL going into the 2024-25 season.

Zeev Buium, Adam Kleber, and Sam Rinzel highlight this year's most improved players from the USHL and NCAA.

David St-Louis takes you through the Buffalo Sabres' 16th-ranked prospect pool with scouting reports and tools grades on its 18 best prospects.

Noah Chadwick, Beckett Sennecke, and Easton Cowan highlight this year's list of players who improved the most in the 2023-24 CHL seasons.

This offseason, the Buffalo Sabres have rebuilt their bottom-6 forward mix but left their top-6 forwards as-is, save the buyout of Jeff Skinner. That is going to put some pressure on...

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen always held a lot of potential but had failed to live up to it. Until this past season. Michael Clifford explores the campaign and the future outlook.

The draft order has been decided and now we wait for the picks to be made. Cam Robinson takes his turn at predicting who goes where and when.

Victor Nuńo checks in on a plethora of Swedish prospects who have very bright futures in the league and on your fantasy squad.

Michael Clifford checks in on JJ Peterka's quietly impressive breakout campaign in another Buffalo non-playoff season

The Buffalo Sabres have hired Lindy Ruff to be their head coach, and to that we simply have to say, come on, man.

Cam Robinson breaks down all of the major moves from the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline and how they could shake the fantasy landscape.

The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired veteran defenceman Erik Johnson from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a fourth-round pick in this year's draft.