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How the Sabres changed their culture to change their results
Don’t let the franchise’s headline-generating class of rising young stars convince otherwise. Buffalo was reforged through strategy, embracing fundamentals and a return to the basic principle of walk before you run — or more aptly, lose (copiously) before you can win. Yet, there was no scorched-Earth scenario. Rather, it was a pack of Sabres’ veterans […]
Continue readingSabres lock up Rasmus Dahlin with 8-year, $88M extension
With much of the discussions conducted over the summer, the deal was finally completed as the Sabres prepare to open the regular season hosting the New York Rangers on Thursday. The 23-year-old Dahlin becomes the Sabres highest-paid player in terms of annual salary, and has one season left on a three-year $18 million contract, after […]
Continue readingFixing the flaws of five struggling NHL teams
October’s optimism can quickly bleed into a nervy November. Injuries pile up along with losses. Identities crack before being fully formed. Confidence is at a premium. And we’ve barely hit the quarter mark of the season. It’s thought that a team can’t secure its playoff spot in just a few weeks, but it can fall […]
Continue readingThe Owen Power era arrives for the Buffalo Sabres
He chose poorly. “It was kind of embarrassing I didn’t get it,” Power said. Power and his girlfriend Victoria were seated behind left field when Jays catcher Danny Jansen smacked a pitch over the wall and into the stands. “I went and got some popcorn for us,” Power said. “On the way down, I was […]
Continue readingLogan Cooley’s hockey journey: From ‘Little Penguin’ to top 2022 NHL draft prospect
Growing up in Pittsburgh as an Alex Ovechkin fan wasn’t always easy for Logan Cooley. “I definitely got a lot of hate for that,” said Cooley, an 18-year-old center for the U.S. National Development team and a top 2022 NHL draft prospect. “I was a big Ovechkin fan. Loved the way he played. Loved the […]
Continue readingWashington Capitals-Philadelphia Flyers NHL’s 50th game postponed because of COVID
It’s the 50th NHL game postponed this season for coronavirus-related reasons. The league said COVID-19 issues with the Capitals prompted the postponement. That left the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Vegas Golden Knights as the only game left in the NHL this week. The league and players’ association agreed to begin the annual holiday break […]
Continue readingSeattle Kraken expansion draft protected lists, available players
The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020: Winners, losers and other big takeaways
The NHL free-agent frenzy was unprecedented this offseason — and not just because it took place when the regular season is usually scheduled to start. The new collective bargaining agreement kept the salary cap flat at $81.5 million. Otherwise, it would have plummeted, just as team revenues have during the COVID-19 pandemic. The financial landscape […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020: Signings, analysis, grades and buzz
Due to the altered schedule whereby the 2019-20 NHL season was completed quite a bit later than usual — with the Stanley Cup playoffs lasting until Sept. 29 — free agency began on Oct. 9 this year, as opposed to the traditional July 1 starting point. But while the key dates have shifted, the goal […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020 preview: Team needs, trade targets, cap space, key dates
The word that typically defines free agency in the NHL is “uncertainty.” Players with expiring contracts enter a marketplace unsure of what their next deals will look like or where they’ll next call home. But in the 2020 free-agent frenzy, that uncertainty has reached previously unseen levels for players and teams. There’s a flat salary […]
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