The Sabres started the 2025-26 season with a renewed sense of optimism, but clearly those outside of Buffalo are rapidly losing faith.
The NFL's New York Jets just retook sole possession of the longest active playoff drought in major North American sports at 15 years. The Buffalo Sabres are likely to reclaim a share of the shameful throne in the coming months.
There are 16 teams in the NHL's Eastern Conference, and 15 of them received votes to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a recent poll from The Athletic.