Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images Sad news for the world of hockey today Just days after suffering a heart attack, Rene Robert has passed away in Florida at the age of 72. Robert, from Verdun in Quebec, played on the right wing of the famed ‘French Connection’ at the Buffalo Sabres between 1972 and 1979 alongside fellow Quebecois natives Gilbert Perreault … [Read more...] about Sabres French Connection legend Rene Robert has passed away
2021 Player Report Card: Dylan Cozens
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Despite not lighting up the scoresheet, Cozens made strides in his first NHL season. Our report card series continues today with the Sabres latest young, offensive stud Dylan Cozens. Total Season Stats: 41 GP | 4 G | 9 A | 13 PTS Age: 20 Contract Status: Under contract through 2023-24 (RFA) This past season brought the much anticipated … [Read more...] about 2021 Player Report Card: Dylan Cozens
Final NHL 2021 Draft Rankings for the Buffalo Sabres
Photo by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images 106 Player ranked, profiled, and with links to learn more about each of them A very quick introduction before the rankings. First, I encourage you to come back to this as the draft is going on if you want to learn anything about the players we’re drafting or be directed to people who may go more in depth about these particular … [Read more...] about Final NHL 2021 Draft Rankings for the Buffalo Sabres
2021 Player Report Card: Tobias Rieder
Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images A forgettable season for a pending free agent Total Season stats: 44 GP, 5 G, 2A, 7 PTS Age: 28 Contract Status: UFA No one who follows Tobias Rieder’s NHL career will remember much fondly about this past season. Rieder is a fine NHL player who has been on a decline the last few years, and bringing him to an already-struggling … [Read more...] about 2021 Player Report Card: Tobias Rieder
2021 Player Report Card: Cody Eakin
Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The Cody Eakin didn’t go how the Sabres hoped Total Season Stats: 46 GP | 3 G | 4 A | 7 PTS Age: 30 Contract Status: Under contract through 2021-22 ($2.25 million cap hit) There were some groans amongst the fan base when Cody Eakin was signed to a two-year deal that carried a $2.25 million AAV, last offseason. Unfortunately for the … [Read more...] about 2021 Player Report Card: Cody Eakin