Buffalo Sabres and the NHL: 2025 - 2026

[Mike in Horseheads]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov needed surgery Friday to repair the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee, injuries that will likely sideline him for the regular season and potentially the playoffs as Florida tries to win a third consecutive Stanley Cup.

Barkov was injured Thursday in his first official practice of training camp. The Panthers said the typical timetable for recovery from the type of surgery he underwent is seven to nine months.

[PromoTheRobot]

19 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov needed surgery Friday to repair the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee, injuries that will likely sideline him for the regular season and potentially the playoffs as Florida tries to win a third consecutive Stanley Cup.

Barkov was injured Thursday in his first official practice of training camp. The Panthers said the typical timetable for recovery from the type of surgery he underwent is seven to nine months.

 

Stash him till the playoffs. That's what they do anyway.

 

Break up the Sabres.

 

[QCity]

Wild sign Kirill Kaprizov to NHL-record $136M extension

 

Holy ****. 

 

McDavid's agent is popping champagne

 

[Mike in Horseheads]

1 hour ago, QCity said:

Wild sign Kirill Kaprizov to NHL-record $136M extension

 

Holy ****. 

 

McDavid's agent is popping champagne

 

Seriously, can you imagine what he will get

[BillsFan4]

On 9/30/2025 at 5:23 PM, QCity said:

Wild sign Kirill Kaprizov to NHL-record $136M extension

 

Holy ****. 

 

McDavid's agent is popping champagne

 

From everything that’s been reported I don’t think McDavid is looking for a max deal. If he wanted max term+AAV from the oilers, he could easily get it. He doesn’t need any other player to set the market for him.

 

He doesn’t seem willing to commit to Edmonton long term right now. He wants to win Stanley cups. That seems to be his only true motivation.

 

rumors are he may sign short term with Edmonton, and at a slight discount like he took with his last contract (where he actually approached his agent and told him to take $1M off per year because he didn’t feel comfortable making over $13M/yr at the time). 
 

 

I do think this raised the price of signing Tuch though.

Edited Thursday at 03:47 PM by BillsFan4

[Mike in Horseheads]

UPL played a period last night and got hurt again.  How long are they going to leave Levi in Rochester for "seasoning" .  Pour guy must smell like a soup factory

[Mike in Horseheads]

he Buffalo Sabres confirmed to The Buffalo News on Friday that Adam Mair is no longer with the organization after his arraignment Thursday on drunk-driving charges in Monroe County.

Mair was the Sabres' director of player development and had been with the organization in multiple roles since 2015. He played for the Sabres from 2002-10.

“We will evaluate the best fit for that role moving forward,” the Sabres said in a statement. “In the interim, the current player development staff will continue to handle the responsibilities of their positions.”

[May Day 10]

The job will be gifted to tim Kennedy.  Wouldn't want to look past the hallway and out of the bubble

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

 

[BuffaloBill]

5 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

 

 

 

I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out.

[Mike in Horseheads]

7 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

 

Needed a good old fashioned bench clearer 

[Fleezoid]

I can't wait for the Thursday night opener so we can feel good about the Bills again!

[PromoTheRobot]

There is a team wide autograph event at KBC tonight at 6pm for season ticket holders only. 

[BillsFan4]

McDavid just signed with Edmonton.

 

2 years, $12.5M AAV.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6474073/2025/10/06/connor-mcdavid-contract-oilers-extension/

 

It looks like he’s giving Edmonton 2 more years (beyond this season) to win a cup and took a huge discount in AAV to help them do it.

 

 

[QCity]

That's honestly more shocking than the Kaprizov contract.

[ChevyVanMiller]

Sabres add their 100th goaltender (so it seems) to the roster. This one an AHL superstar last season.

 

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2025/10/buffalo-sabres-claim-colten-ellis.html

[Mike in Horseheads]

4 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

There is a team wide autograph event at KBC tonight at 6pm for season ticket holders only. 

I wonder how many season ticket holders they have these days

[Mike in Horseheads]

2 hours ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

Sabres add their 100th goaltender (so it seems) to the roster. This one an AHL superstar last season.

 

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2025/10/buffalo-sabres-claim-colten-ellis.html

It becomes more and more obvious Levi has fallen out of favor in the organization.

[BillsFan4]

4 hours ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

Sabres add their 100th goaltender (so it seems) to the roster. This one an AHL superstar last season.

 

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2025/10/buffalo-sabres-claim-colten-ellis.html

I like this waiver pick up. He is a good prospect with potential and a handful of years of pro experience (ECHL and AHL). They couldn’t enter the season with Georgiev as their only other option to Lyon. Georgiev looked bad in the preseason, and the last # of seasons too for that matter.

 

I’d definitely rather see them take a chance on someone like Ellis who has a chance to be a good, long term solution vs. Georgiev who has already shown that he’s not.

 

I wonder if they keep Lyon, Georgiev and Ellis on the NHL roster, or if Georgiev gets released? 

 

2 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

It becomes more and more obvious Levi has fallen out of favor in the organization.

 

I don’t know if he’s fallen out of favor. I think Kevyn still loves him. But I do think they have at least stopped treating him as the anointed one (lol) and realized he needs to be properly developed, not forced into the NHL. And that legit competition for him is a good thing.

 

I suspect Lindy has a lot to do with the new approach.

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by BillsFan4