4 Reasons Why Toronto Maple Leafs Succeeded and Sabres Didn’t

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres used to be the laughing stocks of the Eastern Conference, but instead only Buffalo wears that crown today.

Over the past decade, the Toronto Maple Leafs stock has risen, whereas the Buffalo Sabres have performed like Enron.

Both of these franchises were in the exact same spot and seemed destined to rebuild at a similar pace, but instead the Buffalo Sabres continue be irrelevant.

After missing the 24-team playoff tournament, as shown in the tweet above, the Sabres decided to fire Jason Botterill and hire Kevyn Adams. Sure, Adams was a former-NHLer and understands the game but he has zero G.M. experience, so it’ll be interesting to see how this move…