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Is It Possible for Sabres To Reach Top Without Bottoming?

”In other words, adding only Brad Boyes at the deadline may have been deadly for this year… making those previous Non-Top-Ten draft picks something else. First-round draft picks are important, but as the NBA has shown the only word that matters is “lottery-protected.”

Sabres embark on seven-game trip

‘"The way we’ve been playing on the road has been good," Thomas Vanek said Monday. "It’s been better because we keep things simpler. When we have a chance on the offensive side, we take it. Whereas at home sometimes we pass it up. For us, it’s a good start in New York hopefully to get that first win and feel good off the bat."’

Sabres shift thinking with Boyes trade

‘"I’ve been brought in to help with this playoff push, and that’s what I plan to do," said Boyes, a 28-year-old native of the Toronto area who is energized by his new location and the chance at the postseason. "That part’s pretty cool for me, being able to be so close to home. That part aside, I’m looking forward to getting to a team that’s going to be in the playoffs, that plays the way that they do and in a city that … they love their hockey here."’

Deadline deal signifies new era

‘The deal looks better for the Sabres when you consider Boyes has one full season remaining on his contract. He’ll have every incentive to play well next season with his 30th birthday approaching and an opportunity for another big payday.’

OHL teammates together again after 12 years

‘”I just remember [Connolly] having the greatest set of hands I’ve ever seen at that point,” Boyes told The News Monday afternoon. “He was awesome. I came to Erie as a 16-year-old and he was there at 17. He was a guy that took me in right away, took care of me, looked after me. I was kind of wide-eyed after moving away from home and stuff like that.”‘

The puck is tops here

‘This blended family, which is now spread among multiple states, includes two grown children from a first marriage down to the youngest sibling, Matthew, age 11. While each one has astonishingly varied personal and professional interests, their love of the puck is a common denominator.’