4 GMs on the Hot Seat This Season & 3 Remaining Free Agents the Sabres Could Sign
Plus a look at the five most underrated Sabres goaltenders and Matt Savoie talks about chance with Edmonton Oilers.
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4 NHL General Managers on the Hot Seat This Season
July 14, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
All successful NHL teams are built through a general manager’s (GM) vision. A blueprint has to be made and executed through trades, signings, drafting, and elsewhere. There is no definitive way to build a Stanley Cup contender, and no blueprint can be completed twice. While GMs typically have longer leashes than head coaches, they still get fired when their team is not successful. So, which GMs are on the hot seat this season?..
3 Remaining Free Agents the Buffalo Sabres Could Sign
July 13, 2024 by Jacob D. Strozyk
Free agency has been fairly quiet for the Buffalo Sabres in 2024 as they have opted for the approach of signing bottom six players, and hoping that their core forwards improve strategy. While there are some reasons to be hopeful for that strategy to work, there is still a hole in their lineup that needs to be filled. Looking at the remaining free agents on the board, there are a few options that could fill it, as some underrated forward talents still remain up for grabs. The Sabres would be wise to look to them as a short-term solution as they continue to develop their young players and bet on them producing this coming season…
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Sabres’ 5 Most Underrated Goaltenders
July 11, 2024 by Matthew Morris
Goaltending is said to be the most important position in the sport, and frankly, arguing against that is difficult. No hockey team at any level has ever amounted to anything without excellence in goal, and the greatest goaltenders of all time stand out as a result…
Matt Savoie Calls Opportunity With Oilers a “Young Player’s Dream”
July 11, 2024 by Jesse Courville-Lynch
The Edmonton Oilers acquiring Matthew Savoie from the Buffalo Sabres seemed like a trade proposal you would make in a video game and hope the other team accepted if you were the Oilers. Only having to give up Ryan McLeod and Tyler Tullio in exchange for the ninth overall selection in the 2022 Draft was a one-sided deal that has left fans from both fanbases scratching their heads. While it will hurt not having McLeod added to the bottom six this season, it’s not hard to see that Dylan Holloway, Raphael Lavoie, and Savoie will be the replacements and will be looking to take bigger steps in their development in 2024-25. Whether or not Savoie plays in the NHL this season is one thing, but fans are excited to see what he can bring to the table in the future, and he seems excited to be joining the Oilers…
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