Jake McCabe
Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato gives instructions during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 8, 2021. The Penguins won 1-0. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Sabres' high expectations unravel with last-place finish

By John Wawrow May. 09, 2021 01:25 PM EDT

New York Islanders' Cal Clutterbuck (15) passes the puck away from Buffalo Sabres' Jack Eichel (9) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Another blow to Sabres: Eichel out for `foreseeable future'

By John Wawrow Mar. 13, 2021 10:55 AM EST

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) trips going for the puck in front of New York Islanders center Anders Lee (27) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y. The Islanders defeated the Sabres 3-2. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Pageau lifts New York Islanders over Buffalo Sabres 3-2

Allan Kreda Feb. 22, 2021 09:50 PM EST

Buffalo Sabres center Sam Reinhart (23) reacts after he scores on New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood (29) for a second time in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Sabres snap 4-game losing streak, end Devils 3-game run

Feb. 20, 2021 04:55 PM EST

Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Eichel (9) controls the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
The Latest: NHL postpones Avalanche games due to COVID-19

By The Associated Press Feb. 04, 2021 11:25 AM EST

Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom (19) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Oshie has 3 points, Capitals open with 6-4 win at Buffalo

By John Wawrow Jan. 14, 2021 09:54 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, March 1, 2020, file photo, New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes plays against the Anaheim Ducks during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif. For the teams that missed the 2020 playoffs, they've spent the past 10 months waiting for the compressed 56-game 2021 season. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
The wait is almost over for NHL teams that missed playoffs

By Tom Canavan Jan. 11, 2021 02:10 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2019, file photo, Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel (9) looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, in Buffalo, N.Y. Eichel kept his frustrations in check for the first 14 minutes of an end-of-season interview with Buffalo-area reporters on Thursday, May 28, 2020. It wasn’t until he was asked to assess the future of a team that’s not made the playoffs during his five year tenure, when Eichel finally let loose by saying: "I'm fed up with losing." (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)
Eichel let's loose: Sabres captain `fed up' with losing

By John Wawrow May. 28, 2020 05:03 PM EDT