We’re finally here. After 311 days without Buffalo Sabres hockey, the 2020-21 NHL season has arrived. Following the longest non-lockout offseason in league history, there are a lot of storylines surrounding the blue-and-gold. In what promises to be a bizarre year of revised divisions and pandemic-related obstacles, the range of potential outcomes is vast.
As is tradition, the editorial staff has come together for their yearly prediction on a few specific categories for the upcoming campaign. Unlike last season, there is a little bit more variety here in terms of the answers each writer came up with.