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The 2020–21 Buffalo Sabres season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. [ 1 ] On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border .
The Sabres are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1970, and As of 15 April 2019 [update] , 51 goaltenders and 448 skaters ( forwards and defensemen ) have appeared in at least one regular season or playoff game with the Sabres.
The Sabres missed the playoffs in 1996, finishing in 11th of the Eastern Conference with 73 points, [3] 15 points behind the last team that qualified in the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Sabres returned to the postseason the following year, starting their most successful postseason appearance streak, lasting for five years.
The 2021–22 Buffalo Sabres season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. [2] The Sabres failed to snap their ten-year playoff drought, having last qualified for the playoffs in the 2010–11 season .
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 96: Nicolas Aube-Kubel: RW: R 28 2024: Slave Lake, Alberta: 9: Zach Benson: LW: L 19 2023: Langley, British Columbia: 78
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 96: Nicolas Aube-Kubel: RW: R 28 2024: Slave Lake, Alberta: 9: Zach Benson: LW: L 19 2023: Langley, British Columbia: 78
This is a list of players who played Professional Hockey for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. There is also a list at List of Buffalo Sabres players . Contents
On June 16, 2020, Botterill was fired as general manager of the Sabres and replaced by Kevyn Adams. [55] On March 17, 2021, in the midst on a twelve-game losing streak, head coach Ralph Krueger was fired. [56] Don Granato was named interim head coach.