Throughout their nine-year playoff drought, the Buffalo Sabres have consistently ranked among the NHL’s bottom-feeders. Only once in that ugly stretch – in 2011-12, the season their run of futility began – have they contended for a postseason spot.
Eight years ago, the Sabres roared back from last place, briefly grabbing a spot before falling apart in the waning days of the season.
There haven’t been many what-ifs during the sorriest stretch in franchise history. ... Read the full article