Before we discuss the 1974-75 Buffalo Sabres, we need to address how the franchise became a Stanley Cup contender a mere five years after its inception. The answer, by most accounts, is George "Punch" ...

As part of the NHL's Centennial Celebration, longtime hockey reporter and analyst Stan Fischler, "The Hockey Maven," will write a biweekly scrapbook for NHL.com. The scrapbook will look at some of the ...

While Punch Imlach’s drafting of Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin, and Jim Schoenfeld with his first three first-round picks and other solid contributors (Craig Ramsay, Bill Hajt, Peter McNab) in the ...

Wonders cease, after all—even the wonderful rise of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Last week, in the first all-Canadian hockey final since 1951, Montreal’s Canadiens brought the saga to an end, defeating ...

They took part in the NHL meetings in Montreal for the first time; Buffalo had been awarded an expansion franchise the previous December. New coach and general manager Punch Imlach went to work, and ...

As we near the 2024 NHL draft, the Buffalo Sabres will be participating in the annual event for the 55th time. This week, we’ll run through the picks that shaped the organization for better or worse.