When you look at the vast pool of talented players that the Americans have right now, there’s no doubt that when the United States’ 4 Nations Face-Off roster is revealed Dec. 4, most of the scrutiny will be aimed at which players were “snubbed” rather than who made it. GO DEEPER Patrick Kane's case for the Team USA 4 Nations …
The 2022-23 Buffalo Sabres were one of the most exciting teams in the league thanks to their high-event play. GO DEEPER Buffalo Sabres 2023-24 season preview Opponents didn’t have to absolutely pepper the Sabres to sneak a scoring chance. The Sabres differ because they have the offensive pop — they were a top-five scoring team last year, and have highly …
TEMPE, Ariz. — The two-month Tage Thompson tour of dominance through every NHL building continued Saturday night in the 5,000-seat Mullett Arena on the Arizona State campus, and so it’s not like his elite performance during the Buffalo Sabres’ 5-2 win over the Coyotes was any different than many of his offensive eruptions. He trains here in the summertime quite …
I have a very specific memory of the first time I ever paid any attention to the Buffalo Sabres’ Tage Thompson who, this past week, threatened to join Joe Malone, Darryl Sittler and others in the NHL record book, for most goals in a single game. “It’s a unique combination of reach, skill, speed and size that you just don’t …
Juraj Slafkovsky had been waiting for an opportunity like this. “It doesn’t matter, I would take left or right better than in front, or middle as well.” Slafkovsky’s problem is he’s a big kid, the kind of big that a coach looks at and says, ‘Now there’s a good-looking net-front guy.’ It’s something he’s dealt with his whole life, being …
