Since the calendar flipped to 2017, the Buffalo Sabres have made life interesting for fans in and out of the 716 area code.
The Sabres have gone 13-9-2 since New Year’s Day, and up until they started their bye week, were within four points of a wild card spot (and were higher up in the standings than they currently are).
For the first time in a while, then, Sabres hockey in February and March actually means something . . . but how much better would the team’s fortunes be if they were getting star-like goal production from their future star, Jack Eichel?