The Buffalo Sabres play the Toronto Maple Leafs four times in 2023. Did they gain ground on their Atlantic Division rival this offseason?
While the Buffalo Sabres watched the playoffs once more, the Toronto Maple Leafs broke their curse of perpetual losing in the first round, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning before they fell to the Florida Panthers. This caused turbulence in the Maple Leafs front office, and general manager Kyle Dubas left the organization.
Enter Brad Treliving, who made some quite questionable moves, to put things generously. Not that he’s giving the Sabres an edge just yet – we will find that out in the regular season.