Buffalo general manager Kevyn Adams entered the 2023 off-season in a different place than in previous years after the Sabres finished a single point out of an Eastern Conference playoff spot, behind the eventual Stanley Cup finalist Florida Panthers. The team is now considered an up-and-coming franchise, so Adams is under pressure to make sure … Read More
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NHL – Buffalo Sabres’ 2022-2023 Season Review
In their first full season under coach Don Granato the Buffalo Sabres established an identity and showed a lot of improvement over past years. Here is our annual review of the club’s season and look into the future for next year: Front Office/Coaching The fruits of GM Kevyn Adams’ patience with the Jack … Read More
Buffalo Sabres’ 2022 Off-Season Summary
The work of improving the Buffalo Sabres’ fortunes in the 2022 off-season really began during the season for general manager Kevyn Adams. He was patient and eventually completed the blockbuster trade involving the team’s former captain, Jack Eichel. The disgruntled center was shipped to the Vegas Golden Knights for a couple of NHL-ready players – … Read More
Reviewing The Buffalo Sabres’ 2021-2022 Season
Buffalo has always been an important franchise in the NHL, despite their recent long string of losing seasons. With the club finally showing signs that they might be ready to be a competitive team next season, we here at Rayonsports have decided to do a year end review of the team for the first time … Read More
Buffalo Sabres’ Offseason Summary
We here at Rayonsports haven’t published much as far as our local hockey team, the Buffalo Sabres, is concerned, but the reality that the 2021 offseason is undoubtedly the most consequential in franchise history made it absolutely necessary to comment on. The following is a list of all the major issues GM Kevyn Adams has … Read More
Reviewing The Buffalo Sabres’ 2015-2016 Season
Expectations for the Buffalo Sabres entering the 2015/16 season were certainly higher than the previous two bottom-dwelling years, but maybe those expectations were a little too high, as the club missed the NHL playoffs again. However, this season did show marked improvement. It took awhile for the team to come together, but they were much … Read More
The 10 Best Hockey Team Nicknames of All Time
There’s a tradition in the National Hockey League of placing nicknames on both memorable teams and historic three-man lines, and this list includes both. The Montreal Canadiens, being the most storied and successful franchise in the league, have two entries on the list. Here are my 10 favorite hockey team and tandem nicknames: … Read More
Reviewing The Buffalo Sabres’ 2014-15 Season
For the second consecutive year, the Buffalo Sabres finished at the very bottom of the National Hockey League standings, and for the second straight year they also lost out on the top pick in the NHL’s entry draft due to the league’s “lottery” system. Even without the top pick, Buffalo should be able to grab … Read More
The 10 Best Hockey Nicknames of All Time
I’ve promised myself that I would continue posting one of the things I’ve enjoyed the most since I started this blog, which is the “list” posts. So starting this week I’m going to publish a series of posts listing the ten best nicknames in each of the four major sports, beginning with hockey since the … Read More
Reviewing The Buffalo Sabres’ 2013-2014 Season
The Buffalo Sabres franchise bottomed out in the 2013-14 season, in practically every sense of the term. They finished last among all 30 NHL teams, scored the least amount of goals since the league added the “Additional Six” teams in 1967, lost the draft lottery for the top pick in the amateur draft and, in … Read More