Optimism growing for the Buffalo Sabres 2025-26 playoff hopes
As we approach the Buffalo Sabres season, we’re seeing more and more belief that this could actually be the year they finally make the playoffs. Why the cause of optimism and what are the reasons some analysts think the Sabres could be a team that gets 90 points or more this season? Many are pointing to their added defensive talent, but also overall depth compared to other teams.
Sneaky Joe looks at the Sabres preseason with over the Red Wings which was another dominant performance by the Tage Thompson – Josh Norris – Zach Benson line. Have we seen enough to know the top line is set for the start of the season? Plus, injuries to Mattias Samuelsson and Owen Power could open up a spot for Radim Mrtka to get a few games at the start of the year.
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10 Comments
Sabres Rule!
Hopefully we are not just getting too influenced by some good looking preseason play… until they faceoff for real we need to keep our expectations subdued if we have learned anything from the last 14 seasons.
Mattias Samuelsson needs to go. Trade him. It is too obvious. He is always hurt so therefore completely unreliable.
Go Sabres!!!
I don't wanna alarm you Joe but your hat is upside down
Sabres D had roughly 20 more points than FLAs D in 24-25. Haven't checked every team but BUF might have had the highest scoring D in the league at 190+ points in 24/25. Dahlin is close to 70 alone, Byrum + Power combined 80. Add Lord K-Rings 29 (as a 3rd liner) you're at 180 points with those 4 players. Like a high output supercharged LS engine… This Sabres D is a frankenstein, one of the most potentially offensively explosive D-cores seen in Sabres history. And If MRTKA could go, and learn on the fly (obviously start him out sparingly with conservative minutes and gradually raise his minutes if he can adapt)… Man you might have a top D-core that could be the driving force (in addition to a super high energy more physical forward group) of pushing this team into the playoffs (and therefore making the Sabres an attractive destination for the one, 2 or 3 clutch additional peices needed for a serious cup push heading into the proceeding 2020 years) 👍 🏒 💯
I know that sports talk needs content, but can we at least see A players playing against A players first, or opposing teams that are not trying to juggle 3 games in 3 days? This team has an insanely awesome preseason record the last 4 seasons and then this same exact conversation happens.
Nice video. I am more hopeful, too. I have heard some of these experts being high on the Sabres, too, plus I watched some of the preseason games and see something promising. But, I've been wrong before about them and being too optimistic. Maybe this is the year. We'll see.
It's good that they're optimistic I guess but they still have no chance of ending the drought and the Sabres getting 93-95 pts is absolutely crazy they're a 55-60pt team all day Kevyn Adams didn't do nearly enough to get this team into the playoffs
Last year: 5-1 preseason
1-5 start
I'll become optimistic when they show up Game 1 and establish some consistent success.