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Jonah Ahrens
Jun 2510 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2024 Offseason Preview
The 2024 NHL Playoffs have now officially wrapped up and after a historic Stanley Cup Finals, the Florida Panthers are your Stanley Cup...
Jonah Ahrens
Jun 179 min read
2024 Mock Offseason - Summer of Kevyn
The Buffalo Sabres need to make the playoffs in 2025. There's really nothing else to say. The Sabres have officially entered into the...
Christian Kowalski
Oct 10, 20238 min read
2023-24 Atlantic Division Preview
Hello and welcome to our yearly installment of the Atlantic Division Preview. The Buffalo Sabres have a big challenge in front of them as...
Jonah Ahrens
Oct 9, 20239 min read
2023-24 Buffalo Sabres Season Preview
At long last, the NHL season is upon us. I don't know about you, but this offseason felt longer than most, and that's likely due...
Jonah Ahrens
Jun 26, 20239 min read
Who Could the Sabres Draft with the 13th Overall Pick?
The 2023 NHL Draft begins on Wednesday, and it is a much different scenario for the Buffalo Sabres than it was the last time around.
Jonah Ahrens
Jun 23, 20239 min read
2023 Mock Offseason - Filling the Gaps
With the Stanley Cup Playoffs all wrapped up, the fun of the offseason begins for the Sabres. The NHL Entry Draft is in less than a week...
Jonah Ahrens
Jun 19, 202313 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2023 Offseason Preview
The 2023 NHL Playoffs have concluded and the Vegas Golden Knights are your Stanley Cup Champions. Whether you are happy, sad, or mad...
The Royal Report
May 13, 20237 min read
Why the Sabres Should Re-Sign Zemgus Girgensons and Kyle Okposo... (but probably can't)
Since the 2019-20 season, Zemgus Girgensons and Kyle Okposo have been the foundation of the Sabres' fourth line and bottom six...
The Royal Report
Apr 20, 20236 min read
One More Wait...
The 2022-23 NHL season has concluded for the Buffalo Sabres, and once again, they will find themselves on the outside looking in when it...
The Royal Report
Jan 5, 20237 min read
How Should the Sabres Handle their Goalie Situation?
The Buffalo Sabres have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL as of recently. Just coming off a six-game winning streak, which is...
The Royal Report
Dec 1, 20229 min read
The Pros and Cons of a Jakob Chychrun Trade
This past Saturday night, Jeff Marek got the everyone talking after speculating on Hockey Night in Canada about whether or not the Buffalo..
The Royal Report
Nov 22, 20228 min read
Buffalo Sabres: Is It Time to Hit the Panic Button?
Three weeks ago, the Sabres were sitting fat and happy with a momentous 7-3-0 start to the season. A fantastic west coast trip and....
The Royal Report
Oct 12, 20226 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2022-23 Season Preview
A long and winding offseason is finally over. The Buffalo Sabres open the season against the Ottawa Senators tomorrow night. After a success
The Royal Report
Oct 9, 20226 min read
Why it was always Okposo's Captaincy...
Finally, after a season and a half of being without an official leader, Kyle Okposo has been named the 20th captain in Buffalo Sabres histor
The Royal Report
Sep 24, 20227 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2022-23 Atlantic Division Preview
For the first year in a while, there is a lot of legitimate hope and excitement surrounding the Buffalo Sabres to start the hockey season...
The Royal Report
Sep 15, 202213 min read
2005 vs 2022 - Who Had The Better Prospect Pool?
It's been awhile since we've been able to say this without it being shallow, but the Buffalo Sabres might just have the best prospect pool..
The Royal Report
Sep 9, 202212 min read
8 Things That Need to Happen for the Sabres to make the Playoffs
It's no secret that the last two months of last season helped build some serious optimism for the Buffalo Sabres moving forward....
The Royal Report
Jul 7, 202238 min read
The Royal Report: 2022 NHL Draft Guide
Well, a lot has happened since we last dropped our prospect rankings. Things have taken a turn for the better here in Sabreland....
The Royal Report
Jul 6, 20229 min read
2022 Mock Offseason 2.0 - Riskier Business
In this version, we're going to allow ourselves to open up to the movement of...
The Royal Report
Jun 29, 202214 min read
2022 Mock Offseason 1.0 - The Vibes Keep on Rolling
Welcome to the first of three mock off-seasons that we have planned to release before everything really kicks into high gear...
The Royal Report
Jun 27, 202214 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2022 Offseason Preview
The end to another year of exciting playoff hockey means only one thing, that the fun of the offseason can begin.
The Royal Report
May 10, 20227 min read
Buffalo Sabres: The Best is Yet to Come
It was about this time one year ago when the Sabres franchise had hit an all time low point. The locker room clean-out interviews...
The Royal Report
Mar 25, 20228 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2022 Trade Deadline Reaction
The 2022 NHL Trade Deadline has come and passed, and it was rather uneventful for the Sabres. With nine pending unrestricted free agents...
The Royal Report
Mar 9, 20228 min read
Jack Eichel: An Era Wasted
Back in 2015, those were the words Leafs' fan Steve Dangle echoed throughout his video, Phil Kessel: An Era Wasted. In it, he expressed...
The Royal Report
Feb 4, 202216 min read
2022 NHL Draft Midseason Rankings
So this year’s NHL season has been interesting. With yet another wave of COVID running through the league, a lot of attention has been put o
The Royal Report
Nov 22, 202113 min read
Breaking Down Rasmus Dahlin's Early Season Struggles
With the recent conclusion of the Eichel saga, the focus of the franchise has been placed onto the future. This season has been great in...
The Royal Report
Nov 6, 20215 min read
Breaking Down The Jack Eichel Trade
Jack Eichel is headed to Las Vegas which means that a long, confusing, and frustrating saga is finally over. After all the rumors...
The Royal Report
Oct 13, 20218 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2021-22 Atlantic Division Preview
It’s finally hockey season again. After the complete mess that was the state of the world for the last year and a half.....
The Royal Report
Oct 9, 202114 min read
Buffalo Sabres: Future Stars To Follow
The past few months as a Sabres fan have not been fun. Hearing the team’s core sound so defeated at the year-end press conference...
The Royal Report
Oct 1, 202112 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2021 Offseason Recap Part II - Free Agency and RFA's
While preparing for their own rebuild, Arizona was making a ton of moves weaponizing their cap space....
The Royal Report
Sep 29, 202110 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2021 Offseason Recap Part I - Trades & the NHL Draft
The Buffalo Sabres are prepping for another rebuild. The seeds have been planted and unless the kids shock the world...
The Royal Report
Jul 17, 202142 min read
The Royal Report: 2021 NHL Draft Guide
Just like the 2020-21 regular season, the 2021 NHL Entry Draft is bound to be a crazy one. COVID-19 took a huge toll on draft prospects....
The Royal Report
Jun 17, 20216 min read
Trading Jack Eichel - Why It's Needed.
It's a tense time in Buffalo right now. The captain of the franchise is on his way out and there isn't anything that can be done about it.
The Royal Report
Jun 10, 202112 min read
The Royal Report: Evaluating the Sabres' Head Coaching Options
The conclusion of the 2020-21 season has left a lot up in the air for the Buffalo Sabres. One of the question marks that will need to be....
The Royal Report
May 23, 20216 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2020-21 Year In Review
Words cannot really begin to describe the disappointment that was the 2020-21 season for the Buffalo Sabres. When Taylor Hall signed....
The Royal Report
Apr 19, 20218 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2021 Trade Deadline Recap
Well, let's hope that Kevyn Adams has a bigger summer in store. The 2021 NHL Trade Deadline has passed, meaning that the roster we have.....
The Royal Report
Mar 21, 202111 min read
Let's Reflect on the Ralph Krueger Era of Sabres' Hockey....
It was time… it’s been time for a long while. Over the last 2 and a half months, Ralph Krueger has quickly become....
The Royal Report
Jan 21, 20218 min read
Recapping the Sabres' 2021 World Juniors
What a tournament it was for Sabres prospects. The long drought of the NHL offseason is over, and this year’s World Juniors provided a...
The Royal Report
Jan 14, 20218 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2021 East Division Preview
After the COVID-19 pandemic shook the world, the NHL had to make many adjustments to ensure they could have a 2020-2021 season happen....
The Royal Report
Jan 6, 202110 min read
Buffalo Sabres: 2020 Offseason Recap
Welcome to the Royal Report! This page will be bringing you Buffalo Sabres coverage, whether that being news, analysis, or just our...
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