Inside the 2017-18 Sabres: The Jack Eichel Effect

Jack Eichel's star has been overlooked in the NHL's constellation of young talent. If he reaches the upper echelon this season, an end to the Sabres' playoff drought won't be far behind.

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  Sabres Links: Housley talks preseason plan, Antipin an avid learner

  Die By The Blade
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  Sabres Links: Scandella enjoying Buffalo, Reinhart ready to earn spot at center

  Die By The Blade

2017-18 team-by-team NHL season outlook: Previewing the Montreal Canadiens

As October creeps closer, another NHL season creeps with it. In the 25th of a series of team-by-team summer reviews and season previews, here's a glimpse at the ... Montreal Canadiens A year after a sub-.500 finish, just the second time in eight years they didn't earn a postseason berth, the

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  Montreal Canadiens: Grading GM Marc Bergevin's Offseason

  The Hockey Writers
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  Overtime With BSC: Montreal Canadiens Should Give Charles Hudon a Legitimate Chance

  The Hockey Writers

Scut Farkus from 'A Christmas Story' named CEO of new NHL stock-like exchange

Here's a headline you never thought you'd read: Canadian actor Zack Ward, or Scut Farkus from "A Christmas Story," has been tabbed to run a new stock-like exchange that allows fans of the NHL and other pro sports leagues to buy and sell their favorite teams. Ward, who has also appeared