Archives for June 22, 2014

‘The Sabres have 11 games over a 22-day stretch in October, according to the 82-game slate released by the league Sunday. And they make a West Coast trip late in the month to Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose before finishing that jaunt with a game in Toronto.;

‘The Sabres have 19 back-to-back games, up from a franchise-low 13 last season. They led the league in back-to-back sets in 2010-11 and 2011-12 before requesting a change to increase recovery time between games.’

October 9th – Blue Jackets at Sabres

‘The good news is no one in Sabreland expects immediate results. Next season will probably be worse than this debacle. How can it get worse than 30th place, you ask? At least this season had the distractions of Pat LaFontaine coming and going, Ted Nolan returning, Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek getting traded and Murray taking over for Regier. Next season will have bad hockey and … bad hockey.’

‘Longtime fans of the Sabres will recognize several other names with lineage dating to the past in Buffalo. The sons of Pierre Turgeon and Donald Audette and the nephew of Dave Snuggerud all attended last month’s NHL Scouting Combine outside Toronto and figure to be mid-round picks.’

‘The schedule is a change of pace for the Sabres, who have opened a season on home ice only once in the previous five years. The last home opener was after the lockout when the Sabres defeated Philadelphia, 5-2, on Jan. 20, 2013.’

‘Quite frankly, the Sabres biggest need at the moment is patience. Most of the team’s key veterans have left the organization, and it is possible the Sabres will start the 2013-14 season without a single player over 30 years old.’

‘The complete schedule will be released on Sunday, June 22 at 4 p.m.’