Lindy Ruff Returns to Buffalo & 3 Sabres Who Need to Bounce Back in 2024-25
Also, a look at the Sabres' 2023-24 team awards.
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Sabres Hire Lindy Ruff to Be New Head Coach
April 22, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
On April 22, 2024, the Buffalo Sabres hired a familiar face to fill their head coaching vacany for the 2024-25 season. Lindy Ruff, who leads the franchise in wins as a head coach with 571 from 1997-2013, came back to the place where he had the most success. He had stints as the bench boss with the Dallas Stars and recently the New Jersey Devils, being relieved of his position in New Jersey midway through the 2023-24 season.
3 Buffalo Sabres Who Need to Bounce Back in 2024-25
April 22, 2024 by Harper Cotie
The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway and for the 13th consecutive season, the Buffalo Sabres are watching other teams compete for hockey’s ultimate prize. In order to win, your best players have to be at their best, and the Sabres are out of it again due (in large part) to the regression of certain players during the 2023-24 season. Here are three Sabres who need to bounce back in 2024-25.
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Buffalo Sabres’ 2023-24 Team Awards
April 21, 2024 by Matthew Morris
We’ve said it so many times at this point that it’s beginning to feel like beating the proverbial dead horse, but it still can’t be understated how big of a disappointment the 2023-24 season was for the Buffalo Sabres.
Expected to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in 13 years, the team took a colossal step backward, resulting in head coach Don Granato’s dismissal the day after the season ended. It was a year highlighted by underwhelming performances across the board, and there was very little to cheer for. Being positive in the aftermath would be difficult, even for the most objective fans.