It’s time for the game The Truth is Stranger Than Fiction, Buffalo Sabres fans.
When the 2016-17 NHL preseason began, there was nothing but optimism in the 716.
Now, the word “optimism” means different things to different people. Not everyone had the same definition of what would constitute a “successful season” for the 2016-17 version of the Buffalo Sabres; for some, it was finishing somewhere around 10th in the Eastern Conference, while for others, it mean actually qualifying for the playoffs.
But even if fans didn’t share the same level of optimism as the regular season approached, I feel it is safe to say that everyone expected this team to be a more competitive, more successful Buffalo Sabres team than in recent years past.