Lily Mason

Photo Credit: Buffalo Sabres Multimedia Photo Galleries With the Buffalo Sabres home opener just days away, the team, and its fans, are adjusting to something they haven’t truly had in 14 years: expectations of success. Last season, the Sabres finally conquered the playoff drought by finishing first in the Atlantic Division, second in the Eastern Conference regular season standings, and beating the Boston Bruins to advance to the second round of the playoffs; before eventually losing 3-2 to...

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, including trading...

Photo Credit: Buffalo Sabres Multimedia Photo Galleries On June 23, 2026 the Buffalo Sabres traded 2022 Stanley Cup Champion Bowen Byram to the Chicago Blackhawks, losing a key player in last year's historic playoff run. Just three days later, however, Buffalo traded forward Anton Wahlberg and a second-round pick for Olen Zellweger from the Anaheim Ducks. Zellweger is positioned to fill the hole left by Byram’s departure, as a high-speed, puck moving, defenseman. Byram was a beloved player in...