Everyone knows how the Buffalo Sabres season ended. The team finished dead last in the NHL for the second straight season, ended up with the second-overall draft pick yet again, and can only hope to get better when the next NHL season rolls around.
Today, let’s look back at how the Buffalo Sabres got to 30th, with a month-by-month review of the season.
Two sidenotes: the Sabres were third in the NHL in man-games lost. Injuries were a real problem for the team. They also traded away some valuable players, like goaltender Jhonas Enroth, big defenseman Tyler Myers and forward Drew Stafford.