In one of this season's new scheduling quirks, every team in the NHL will receive five days off in the middle of the season. Nicknamed "the bye week," these five days are to offset the extra games for players who had to play in the World Cup of Hockey earlier this year.
Some teams have had their bye weeks already, but now as February comes to a close, the Buffalo Sabres will finally have theirs.
So so what does this mean for the Sabres? Starting today, and for the following four days, the team has no games, no practices, a total blackout.