Before the 2016-17 regular season even started, we here at Sabre Noise had October pegged as a difficult challenge for the Buffalo Sabres.
With only three home games and a three-game Western Canada road trip, the first month of the season would have presented a tough challenge for a fully healthy Buffalo Sabres squad . . . and clearly, these Sabres are not fully healthy.
As a result, my prediction of a 3-3-2 record after October seems a bit optimistic now – but the Sabres, currently 1-1-1, can actually hit the halfway point of the season with a .