Buffalo Sabres' record NHL playoff drought ends: Here's how they did it
The Buffalo Sabres' record playoff drought has ended after 14 seasons. Here's why they are back.
The Buffalo Sabres are back in the NHL playoffs, ending a league-record postseason drought of 14 seasons. All they had to do was change the messenger. The Sabres clinched their first playoff berth since 2010-11 with the Detroit Red Wings' loss in the afternoon on Saturday, April 4.
It was looking like the streak could hit 15 when Buffalo sat in last place in the Eastern Conference on Dec. 8. The Sabres won three in a row to get back to .
500, then fired general manager Kevyn Adams on Dec. 15 and promoted Jarmo Kekalainen to the position. The team took off, extending its winning streak to 10 games.
Entering Saturday, Buffalo has gone 32-8-4 under the former Columbus Blue Jackets GM. The Sabres have their first 100-point season since 2009-10 and are looking for their first division title since that season. Kevyn Adams' tenure Adams, the general manager since 2020-21, brought in some of the players on this team, such as Alex Tuch, Josh Norris, Jason Zucker, Bowen Byram, Ryan McLeod and Josh Doan.
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