There is a lot of ill-will surrounding the last decade of Buffalo Sabres hockey. A perpetual cycle of tanks and rebuilds, coaching changes and management mis-fires has fans frothing at the mouth for the type of consistent success that ends with a playoff appearance. The rabid fervor is justifiable - few hockey markets have suffered like this for as long as Buffalo has.
It’s easy to pinpoint a lot of the things that have gone wrong over this dark time, but the truth is that it hasn’t been all bad. In that time, Buffalo has iced some good, fun players.