Ted Nolan

Nolan put Tyler Ennis on the right wing to go with Matt Moulson on the left and Zegmus Girgensons centering to form their new top line.

They made things far more difficult than it needed to be, but the Buffalo Sabres got off the schnide in Carolina Tuesday night. Zegmus Girgensons’ nifty backhand beat Cam Ward in the eighth round of a shootout as the Sabres overcame blowing a two goal in the third period to defeat the Hurricanes in extra time, 4-3 for their first win in four tries this season. M...

When it came to presenting themselves as appalling on the ice last season, the Buffalo Sabres were a bunch of geniuses. Buffalo finished an astounding 30 games under .500 in 2013-14 and ended the season with just 52 points. It was, by far the worst in the league and the fewest full-season points Buffalo ended a season with since 1971-72.