By Steve
Breaking news, the Sabres season starts tonight! They have a new $10 million man and little to be excited about.
They havent been to the playoffs in 7 years, have fired 4 different coaches since then, fired their "genius" GM and replaced him with a former Sabre and Penguins flack Jason Botteril. Oh yeah, they hired a former Sabre as coach (Phil Housley) with zero experience too! That all usually works.
Buttt, Vegas does have the Sabres over under total points at 88.5. That would be a 10 point inprovement on last year's 78 points. Buttt the Leafs and Bruins got the last 2 "wild card" playoff spots with 95 points. Oof.
The season rides not on Jack Eichel, who will indead have a great season, but depends on pretty much everyone else. Evander Kane will be a UFA after the season and will be on his behavior. Ryan Oreilly and his $7.5 mil needs to do something and former number 2 overall pick Sam Rinehart has been a dissapointment.
How have the Sabres drafted in the top 5 for almost a decade and havent find anyone outside their top pick that entire time? Where are all those 2nd and 3rd picks? Traded for nothing or languishing in Rochester. Oof.
This rebuild of a rebuild of a rebuild will take time. There is almost no chance they make the playoffs. Another new system, no breakout players anywhere to be seen, a rookie head coach and a head case of a goalie dont bode well.
Bang the under total points, the Sabres will finish with 86 points and continue to be nothing and go no where.
And dont waste any money on their 60 to 1 odds to win the cup (6th worst odds in the league)
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