The Buffalo Sabres have signed Lindy Ruff to a two-year contract extension after a historic 2025-26 season that saw the franchise end its 14-year playoff drought and capture its first Atlantic Division title since 2010.

It was a season that gave Buffalo everything it had been waiting years for, and then broke its heart in the most gut-wrenching way possible. The Sabres entered the 2026 playoffs as the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed, and they had earned it. Their 50-23-9 record was good enough to top the Atlantic Division, marking a massive leap from the 36-39-7 finish they posted just one year earlier.

It’s beginning to feel a lot like a Christmas miracle in Buffalo. The Sabres entered the holiday break as the hottest team in the NHL, riding a league-leading seven-game winning streak and sitting just two points out of a playoff spot. They’re also a perfect 7-0-0 since the start of the “Jarmo Era.”

The Buffalo Sabres shake up their front office by replacing GM Kevyn Adams with Jarmo Kekäläinen, pursue star defenseman Quinn Hughes, and surge on the ice with a three‑game win streak and a strong Western road trip.

The Buffalo Sabres officially kicked off training camp this week with a 61-man roster featuring 32 forwards, 21 defensemen, and eight goaltenders all fighting for spots on opening night.