Jersey with an X = player has not yet selected 2025-26 number, per Buffalo Sabres It’s hard for a team sporting the longest playoff drought in NHL history (and tied for the longest active drought in North American pro sports) to have high expectations going into a season, but there were some expectations for the Buffalo Sabres in 2024-25. After all, they had finished above .500 in 2022-23 and 2023-24 and were one win away from making the playoffs in 2023. At the very least, they were expected to be somewhat competitive in 2024-25, even if they didn’t quite replace the offense they let go in the summer. But that’s not what happened. While the Sabres hovered in playoff territory through the first 20 games with an 11-9-1 record, what proceeded was what Brian Burke would call an 18-wheeler going off a cliff. Buffalo lost 13 straight games, and even though they went 25-20-3 after that, they never recovered from that losing streak and finished 12 points outside of a playoff spot, extending that drought to 14 seasoRead More
2025-26 NHL team preview: Buffalo Sabres
