When the season begin many fans picked the Buffalo Sabres to be wild card contenders at best.
While the ten-game winning streak definitely got people’s hopes up, it has also led to a lot of disappointment as the Sabres have begun to regress back toward their original pace.
The Sabres currently sit in the last wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, only one point clear of the Montreal Canadiens. Buffalo is currently on pace for 98 points.
Last year’s Eastern Conference wild card cut off was 97 points. It will be a race to the finish, but the Sabres need to prove that they can stay on pace and not continue to drop off.