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New-look Sabres face familiar challenge in attempting to end what's become a 13-year playoff drought
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have a new coach in Lindy Ruff and a new captain in Rasmus Dahlin. They have an arena with a flashy new scoreboard and a newly installed roof to plug its many leaks. And with that comes a history of unfulfilled hopes accompanying the team's...
The Devils meet the Sabres in the Czech capital to open the NHL regular season
PRAGUE (AP) — Ondrej Palat has won the Stanley Cup twice. He's won a gold medal with the Czech Republic at the world championships. This week, the forward will check another item on his bucket list when his New Jersey Devils and the Buffalo Sabres open the NHL regular season with...
Defending champion Panthers head stacked Atlantic Division dominated by Bruins, Lightning and Leafs
Spending the summer celebrating a Stanley Cup championship wasn’t enough to distract Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov from paying attention to what Florida’s Atlantic Division rivals were up to this offseason. Three teams — Buffalo ( Lindy Ruff ), Ottawa ( Travis Green ) and...
The trade for goaltender Jacob Markstrom should help get the Devils back into the playoffs
New Jersey Devils Last season: 38-39-5, missed playoffs for the 10th time in 12 seasons. COACH: Sheldon Keefe (212-97-40 over 5 seasons with Toronto), hired May 23. SEASON OPENER: Oct. 4 vs. Buffalo in Prague, Czech Republic. DEPARTURES: D...
Buffalo Sabres bring back Lindy Ruff to provide structure in bid to end 13-year playoff drought
Buffalo Sabres Last season: 39-37-6, extended NHL-worst playoff drought to a 13th season. COACH: Lindy Ruff, hired April 22. (571-432-84 and 78 ties over 16 seasons with three teams, including previous stint in Buffalo). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 4 vs. New...
NHL coaching carousel takes Berube to Toronto, Keefe to New Jersey and Ruff back to Buffalo
So many changes have happened behind the bench around the NHL in recent years that only four of the league's 32 teams have the same coach they did coming out of the pandemic. “I don’t know what the average lifespan of a coach in a specific organization is, but I know it’s got...
Devils defenseman Luke Hughes to miss start of NHL season with shoulder injury
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes is likely to miss the start of the NHL season next month after sustaining an injury to his left shoulder during off-season training. The Devils released a statement Thursday saying the 21-year-old brother of All-Star...