Buffalo are back in action on a California road trip as #SabresAfterDark returns Just another note from all of the staff here at Die By The Blade to thank you all for your kind words and generous contributions that should enable this site to live on long after Vox Media is a forgotten part of our history. As Melissa noted recently, we don’t really have more information as yet … [Read more...] about DBTB Open Thread – Valentine’s Week Edition
Sabres Burn Out in Rough Loss to Flames
Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports Everything fell apart. Score: Sabres 2 | Flames 7Shots: BUF 23 | CGY 40 Buffalo Sabres Goals: Tage Thompson (35), Casey Mittelstadt (8) Calgary Flames Goals: Jakob Pelletier (1), Mikael Backlund (10), Dennis Gilbert (1), Nazem Kadri (20), Tyler Toffoli (20, 21), Dillon Dube (13) Plus-1: Finding A Way The Sabres returned from their … [Read more...] about Sabres Burn Out in Rough Loss to Flames
Buffalo is Finally Back After All-Star Break
Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports Sabres host Flames in home matinee as playoff push continues Game 51 Buffalo Sabres (26-20-4) vs. Calgary Flames (24-18-10) Puck Drop: 12:30 PM EST | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, NY TV: MSG-B Radio: WGR 550 SB Nation Flames Blog: Matchsticks and Gasoline Know Your Opponent Calgary Flames Record: 24-18-10 | 58 PTS Last Game: 2-1 Loss vs. … [Read more...] about Buffalo is Finally Back After All-Star Break
Game Thread: Sabres vs. Flames | Game 51
Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports After too long, the Sabres are finally back. Game 51 Buffalo Sabres (26-20-4) vs. Calgary Flames (24-18-10) Puck Drop: 12:30 PM EST | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, NY TV: MSG-B Radio: WGR 550 SB Nation Flames Blog: Matchsticks and Gasoline … [Read more...] about Game Thread: Sabres vs. Flames | Game 51
A Late Season Look at the Sabres’ Playoff Prospects
Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images Thanks to major improvements, Buffalo could finally end its postseason drought. Last July, in, Can the Sabres Finally End Their Playoff Drought?, I examined the team’s NHL Draft and free agency moves and looked at the franchise’s weak points. I felt that if Buffalo could keep up the production level the Sabres showed in the … [Read more...] about A Late Season Look at the Sabres’ Playoff Prospects