Buffalo Sabres

October 25, 2025

Colten Ellis’ Stunning Debut Halts Red Wings’ Streak & Scrambles Sabres’ Goalie Plans

The Detroit Red Wings rolled into KeyBank Center on Wednesday night riding a five-game heater, a streak that included quality wins over the Leafs, Panthers, and Oilers. They were scoring, they were confident, and they were facing a 25-year-old waiver claim making his first-ever NHL start. It had all the makings of a scheduled loss for the Buffalo Sabres. Instead, the streak came to a definitive halt. The Sabres secured a 4-2 victory, and the story of the night wasn’t just the two points—it was the man who secured them. Colten Ellis, claimed off waivers from the St. Louis organization

October 22, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Buffalo Sabres

Clock Is Ticking for the Sabres: Why Alex Tuch’s Contract Situation is Already at a Breaking Point

It’s barely Halloween, and the Buffalo Sabres are already at a crossroads that feels more appropriate for late February. The team is stumbling out of the gate with a 2-4-0 record, displaying the same “flat and disorganized” play that has become tragically familiar. But this slow start isn’t just about two points lost in October. It’s pouring gasoline on an already smoldering fire: the contract situation of hometown star, Alex Tuch. What should be a straightforward negotiation with a core leader has devolved into a paused “back burner” discussion, a significant financial gap, and a rumor mill that is linking

October 15, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Buffalo Sabres

Another Season, Another Setback: Josh Norris Injury Puts Buffalo Sabres in Early Jeopardy

The Buffalo Sabres’ 2025-26 season was supposed to begin with a clean slate, a renewed sense of purpose under Lindy Ruff, and the full-time debut of a high-ceiling center in Josh Norris. One game in, that optimism has been violently checked by a familiar, frustrating reality. Norris is down, again, and the ripple effects are already testing the very fabric of this team’s roster, management, and long-term strategy. The Inauspicious Incident It wasn’t a thunderous hit or a twisted fall in the corner that sidelined the Sabres’ planned first-line center. It was a seemingly innocuous neutral-zone faceoff late in the