Over the last few years, I’ve gone into the regular season with optimism for the Buffalo Sabres. I’ve bought into the belief that they made enough changes to be a consistently competitive NHL team.
This year, unfortunately, is a different story. I’ll be upfront at the beginning here to let you know that I don’t have a lot of confidence in this team as currently constructed, making a big leap in the standings.
In the offseason, they hired a new coach and brought in some new players that are upgrades to the roster. The problem is that the most important part of the offseason was ignored; subtraction.