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The Athletic: Inside Sabres’ anticlimactic clinch day: A drought ended, followed by alarming loss https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7172919/2026/04/04/sabres-nhl-playoffs-clinch-drought-capitals/ Early on Saturday, the Sabres ended a 14-year postseason drought. Geoff Burke / Imagn Images...

https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nhl/sabres/article_05bcd66b-6b60-4742-9f59-cef060c5e709.html#tracking-source=home-top-story Talk about swings of emotion. The Buffalo Sabres went from jubilation to confusion in a span of a few hours here Saturday. The euphoria of qualifying for the...

What good is it if they get swept in the first round?

By new look, does this mean Lindy is going to pull their heads out of their asses? https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nhl/sabres/article_623e3dbc-2044-4502-8ebc-6d0c4189b35b.html#tracking-source=home-top-story Changes are in the offing for the Buffalo Sabres in the wake of Thursday...

My tabletop hockey game was Montreal versus the Minnesota North stars

Have the Sabres reverted back to the team they were before the turnaround?? The last 5-6 games have not looked like the previous 3 months at all. Lindy Ruff: "I don't know if it was tough. They took over the game in the last two periods," Ruff said. "I thought they outskated (us). They...

We're not going far in the playoffs. That "beat anyone" confidence is gone, and they're back to who they were before the turnaround

https://buffalonews.com/sports/column/article_b0d5da54-d6a1-4692-b764-92b7a5bfac13.html#tracking-source=home-sports One more win. It doesn't have to come on Thursday in Ottawa, but that would obviously be the most convenient way for this situation to play out. And it would continue to help...

I actually had one of these

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7151713/2026/04/01/nfl-mock-draft-intel-coaches-scouts-agents-2026/ It's time for Bruce Feldman's annual mock draft. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Kevin C. Cox, Maddie Meyer / Getty Images, Jerome Miron / Imagn Images This is my...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7160872/2026/03/31/buffalo-sabres-standings-stats-playoffs-questions/ The Sabres' final eight games of the regular season will be a chance for Lindy Ruff and his coaching staff to get some answers to questions that could define the team's playoff run. Charles...

https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/article_eb749a6f-519a-4006-80d5-9723befd0ef2.html#tracking-source=home-top-story The harvesting of the old Highmark Stadium is underway. That essentially started in February, when Brandon Steiner’s CollectibleXchange began taking down...

https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nhl/sabres/article_b31781bc-e889-4d77-9ad4-fac617074257.html#tracking-source=home-top-story Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) takes a shot in the third period of their game against the Washington Capitals at KeyBank Center on March 12, 2026...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7156589/2026/03/30/nhl-weekend-rankings-vegas-golden-knights-bruce-cassidy/ The Vegas Golden Knights fired Bruce Cassidy on Sunday with eight games left in the regular season. Rob Gray / Imagn Images Well, we didn’t see that one coming. Maybe we should have...

https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nhl/sabres/article_b31781bc-e889-4d77-9ad4-fac617074257.html#tracking-source=home-sports Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) takes a shot in the third period of their game against the Washington Capitals at KeyBank Center on March 12, 2026...