Alex Tuch and Bowen Byram departed the Sabres, taking 44 goals between them away from the fifth highest scoring team in the NHL last season. So how are the Sabres going to replace that scoring?

Ric Tapia/Getty Images Welcome to the first edition of the Friday 5. A five pack of Sabres content from past, present and in this case future. We are opening this new feature with a Fan Pre-Season Wishlist. These are my five biggest wishes headed into this new season. Just like every team’s goal at the start of the season should be the Stanley Cup, it should be on every fans wish list, so I tried to leave some of the more obvious things out of this week’s picks. Let’s kick i

The Buffalo Sabres opened their preseason schedule with a solid shutout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.