THG’s 2025-26 Buffalo Sabres Season Preview
It’s time to talk about the hapless Sabres.
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40 Comments
this team is so mediocre. at least try to be bad enough to get mcKenna
Man… Buffalo is a difficult team to talk about when it comes to the regular season. On paper they are definitely a good team, but Buffalo is likely going to be Buffalo once again this year. They’re fighting in a ferocious Atlantic division but could finish anywhere from 5th to 8th if they prove to be a challenger. If not, 7th to 8th and a bottom 10 team once again. I feel bad for players like Thompson and Tuch, and we’ll see how Mrtka performs this year seeing their previous defensive drafts in Power and Dahlin.
Still no grit anywhere on the roster. Too easy to play against overall
helenius is going to make the team guaranteed
90 points, 6 behind wc2
helanius is their 2c!!!
What will happen first: Buffalo in the playoffs or Toronto in the conference finals?
I think we are definitely better than Detroit, Boston and probably better than Montreal. It depends on UPL in my mind. Fingers crossed…
First Detroit. Then Buffalo.
On paper we are not a good team…on paper we have potential and potential just means you've done nothing
Kulich and Quinn need to be on 2nd…everyone else isn't him
I drifted away from following the Sabres, and hockey in general, shortly after they sent Hasek to the Red Wings. It sounds like I haven't missed much, but hopefully they can try to overachieve like they did back then. Probably not, but as someone who's also a longtime fan of the Detroit Lions, maybe a similar turnaround can happen for the Sabres. It'll probably take a similar change in ownership though, so we'll see, I guess.
It will be so funny when there are players getting drafted who weren’t even alive when the sabres last made the playoffs
"Missing the Playoffs"
There ya go guys, saved you some time
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Loved your video
Buffalo is the team all the rebuilding fans can look at and be like “Well it could be worse…”
Aw shit, here we go again
Buffalo Review: another top 10 pick.
The last time Buffalo made the playoffs I was still in elementary school and the Canucks made the cup finals.
Question:Are too many players content playing in the NHL for big bucks, instead of playing for the playoffs and success?
Thanks Shannon, all the best to Yvonne 🙂
Dahlin will finish top 5 in Norris voting this season
Everyone has been waiting for this team to take the next step and they never do. The bad smell isn't just the sewage from the West Side, with ownership's not so secret internal salary cap and bad management choices. Zucker was one of the rare times Sabres management brought in the right kind of veteran to play with the younger players and older players who didn't have good veteran mentors when they were younger players in Buffalo.
Death Taxes and the Sabres missing the playoffs in miserable fashion
Oh no. We’re getting talked about again…
Sounds like they should serve pepto bismo at the arena
They need a great head coach to get them into the playoffs. Much like the Blues and Montgomery
If a lack of toughness is a concern, was it wise to trade Connor Clifton?
Is this a reupload? I feel like I’ve watched very similar vids every year since 2011…
I really want Buffalo to get in as a Wild Card at least. The fact that team hasn't been relocated is a testament to how strong the fanbase is. They deserve so much more than palmtrees 😔
Would love to see Buffalo make the playoffs…a underdog story if there ever was one 😅….Anyone in Buffalo know what happened to Melody Martin on youtube??….
I'm a fan of the NHL so there are few teams I really hate. Buffalo has never been one of them. I've always liked Buffalo, that being said, I'm glad I'm not a true fan. Everyone who is on this site knows where Buffalo will end up before the season starts. And that sucks. Also, sending good vibes to Yvonne.
I had hope last year. I was truly disappointed. This year, I have no hope. I see what the Canadians, Red Wings and Senators are doing (improving) and it makes sense. As a die hard fan, I have no idea what they are doing. Hockey Guy loves Quinn's potential (every year). I will still go to the games and watch all their games.
My dog was 1 when they last made the playoffs. She died in May of this year at the age of 15. Their playoff drought is wild.
I think my player to watch would be doan because I think to make that trade look good they’ll give him a chance
poor sabres fans 🙁
i'd really like to see the sabres in the playoffs but that seems so unlikely given the peterka trade who know's maybe doan and kesslering help a lot more than what just peterka gave them and maybe dahlin plays like a top 3 dman this league and him and tage somehow drag them into the playoffs. pretty unlikely tho.
They need veterans who have already won to teach the young guys. Waaay too many young players with no leadership.
If you listen to THG, everyone will bounce back and every team is a borderline cup contender. Maybe just a little explanation why they keep missing playoffs? And a high chance will miss this season too.
Coaching maybe?
"The Buffalo Sabres have been eliminated from Playoff contention"
One word: Pain.