‘Voters chose the 1997-98 team, which earned only 89 points in the regular season and lacked superstar forward talent. Hasek’s Vezina Trophy regular season helped the Sabres earn the sixth seed and a young group of forwards hit their stride in the playoffs, scoring clutch goals to support a strong defensive game under Ruff. Again, depth and goaltending likely swayed readers to push this group into the second round.’
Archives for May 6, 2020
NHL Draft lottery proposal is not good for Sabres. Here’s why
‘What would this mean for the Buffalo Sabres? One of the things that happens when you look at the math in both lottery situations is that the second-tier teams – bad enough to have an outside shot at a pick, not bad enough to be inside of the top four – really lose out. In Buffalo’s case, it’s really bad news.’
Prospect Rewind: Johnson had year of growth at Minnesota
‘”I think with Ryan, you just wanted him to transition into Minnesota and play his style of play, which is up-tempo, puck-moving defenseman,” Sabres assistant manager Steve Greeley said. “I think if you went on a week-by-week basis, every week Ryan Johnson was improving at the University of Minnesota, which is exactly what we wanted to see.”‘