Toronto Globe and Mail

'If the team wants to torpedo Eichel’s career, it can do that. All it will cost them is the US$50-million still owing on his deal. It’s madness, but it’s not inexplicable. The people already sank this team. Why not take the former captain down with the ship?' … [Read more...] about The Buffalo Sabres are a case study in failure

'This year, Eichel and the Sabres are performing the rarest sort of tank – the one with no plan, no objectives and no bottom.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo has turned Jack Eichel’s golden years to tin

'Forget Montreal, Ottawa, Boston or Detroit. Every kid who grew up in Toronto on a diet of American cable TV, Irv Weinstein and house fires in Cheektowaga knows Buffalo is his/her natural enemy.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres’ resurgence reminds the Toronto Maple Leafs of its one true rivalry

'But front-office politics, with Pegula's cronies working against LaFontaine, according to stories in the Buffalo News, saw LaFontaine pushed out of the organization after just three months. Also gone in short order was Ted Nolan, one of the most popular and successful coaches in team history. Then came Murray's sole reign and a series of mistakes. Most of those mistakes … [Read more...] about The trouble with tanking for the Buffalo Sabres