It was almost three years ago to the day when the Arizona Coyotes and Buffalo Sabres met in Buffalo for the infamous “tank game”. On March 26, 2015, the Coyotes came into the game trailing the Sabres by five points in the race to the bottom of the standings. A regulation win by the Coyotes to stretch the gap to seven points almost guaranteed the Sabres last place.
I’m sure you know what the stakes were and why it was so important to many fans for Buffalo to finish last. Not only would they have the best odds to land superstar Connor McDavid, but if the lottery didn’t go their way they’d get the other superstar Jack Eichel.