The answers to these three things will help determine just how far the Sabres can vault out of the league's basement this season.
The Buffalo Sabres 2015-16 season should look drastically different from anything Buffalonians have seen since...2005? 1995? 1975? However far back you want to take it, this season marks the beginning of an exciting new era in Sabres hockey, one based on speed, depth, youth, and (mercifully, finally) talent.
But just how well this Sabres evolution can perform this year will hinge on a few key questions, mostly focused on the team's recent acquisitions in the draft, through trades, and in free agency.