Archives for February 25, 2022

'Olofsson seemed like a long-term fixture in Buffalo after his 20-goal rookie season in 2019-20, but he’s a restricted free agent this summer. As DailyFaceoff’s Frank Seravalli noted recently, Olofsson’s career production – 42 goals in 158 games – could earn him a $4.5 million award in arbitration this summer. This led Seravalli to include Olofsson on a list of NHL players who … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Victor Olofsson could answer plenty of questions with strong second half

'When Phil Esposito scored 76 goals in 1970-71 to set the NHL record for most goals in a single season, some Boston Bruins fans altered bumper stickers: “Jesus saves – but Espo scores on the rebound.” In 1982, on the night when Wayne Gretzky broke Esposito’s record at Memorial Auditorium, organist Norm Wullen one-upped that gag by greeting Gretzky with the opening bars of … [Read more...] about Erik Brady: The night Gretzky broke the goals record in Buffalo, and the organ played on