The Buffalo Sabres open their regular season tonight on Thursday, Oct. 1, when they travel to Columbus to face the Blue Jackets. After hitting the 50‑win mark and capturing the Atlantic Division for the first time in 20 years last season, the team enters 2026–27 looking to build on that success and push even further. The preseason wasn’t without challenges, as several key players dealt with injuries. Olen Zellweger, Mattias Samuelsson, Alex Lyon, Conor Timmins, Jiri Kulich, a

Buffalo Sabres photo Following the Buffalo Sabres best season in over a decade, General Manager Jarmo Kekäläinen and Head Coach Lindy Ruff held a press conference ahead of training camp to discuss what the next year would look like. Both Kekäläinen and Ruff made it clear that they would not be coming into camp complacent despite last season’s impressive 50-win, 109-point Atlantic Division championship. This mindset echoes the bold choices management made over the offseason, i