Rasmus Dahlin

Good Omens: NY Rangers Play Almost-Perfect Game, Beat Sabres 5-1 In Laviolette’s Debut

Well, that was fun! It’s a good thing, too, as Rangers fans were already in mid-season form with concern based on a lackluster preseason. This is just another reminder not to make any definitive judgments on games that don’t count because the Blueshirts couldn’t have played a more complete and sound game for their first […]

Sabres Sign Dahlin To Massive Extension

After many extension rumors swirling around during training camp about franchise defenceman Rasmus Dahlin, the Sabres have finally locked him up. Signing a franchise-record eight-year, 11 million AAV contract cements Dahlin as the cornerstone of a Buffalo team on the rise. This extension comes on the heels of his best season to date, scoring 15 […]

Are the Buffalo Sabres Ready for the Next Step?

The Buffalo Sabres have not made the Stanley Cup Playoffs since the 2010-11 season. After 12 long years in Western New York, are the Buffalo Sabres ready for the next step? Led by superstar Tage Thompson, the Sabres have carefully crafted a young core, that will be explosive for years to come. This upcoming season […]

Rasmus Dahlin Likely Extending on July 1st

It is expected that the Buffalo Sabres and defenseman Rasmus Dahlin will reach a contract extension on July 1st. Dahlin, who is in the final year of his three-year contract worth $6 million annually, is eligible to sign a contract extension on July 1st. Since being drafted first overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the […]

The Unfair Treatment of Quinn Hughes: How NHL Analysts are Overlooking a Defensive Superstar

Quinn Hughes, a talented defenseman for the Vancouver Canucks, is no stranger to criticism. Despite being one of the league’s top players, Hughes has been the subject of unwarranted snubs by both the league and analysts. The most recent was the NHL Tweet for the Norris Trophy, awarded for the best overall defenseman. This article […]

Dougie Hamilton Is Having a Career Year with the New Jersey Devils

Dougie Hamilton is an elite defenseman. Dougie has always been a strangely polarizing figure in the hockey world. Whether it be his reported penchant for museums or rumored locker-room issues (which have long since been proven nonexistent), Dougie has nearly always been in the limelight for things that he shouldn’t be while his consistent stellar […]

Buffalo Emerging As Most Logical Landing Spot For Veteran Defenseman

The Buffalo Sabres have been a surprise around the NHL this season as they currently sit fourth in the Atlantic Division and third in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race with a 26-19-4 record and 56 points. They trail the Pittsburgh Penguins by just one point for the second Wild Card spot and the Washington […]

Dahlin Having Standout Season in Buffalo

There is no doubt that being a Buffalo Sabres fan is not easy. For starters, they do not make the Stanley Cup playoffs a lot. Year in and year out, they end up close to the bottom of the standings and end up watching the postseason instead of playing in them. Secondly, the Sabres give […]

Don’t Count The Sabres Out Yet

It has been a surprising season for the Buffalo Sabres, who are hanging around the middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference with a 24-19-3 record and 51 points. This team has a lot of young stars as the future looks bright in Buffalo. This season the Sabres are currently sitting in third in […]

Buffalo Is Emerging From the Rebuild

When you are in a division with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, and last year’s Presidents’ Trophy-winning Florida Panthers, it is hard to make a dent. With that said, there is no doubt that the Buffalo Sabres are doing everything they can to make a name for themselves in the Atlantic […]