AT LEAST JONES SHOULD GET TO PLAY WITH SABRES
In 54 years since joining the National Hockey League as an expansion team, the Buffalo Sabres haven’t won a Stanley Cup. Heck, they’ve only been to the championship round twice … in 1975 when Philadelphia, which also entered the NHL in 1970-71, bullied its way to a second consecutive Cup … and 1999 when they lost 4 games to 2 to the Dallas Stars. It’s doubtful there has been a more pitiful franchise in recent years. The Sabres haven’t been to the playoffs in a league-record (and counting) 14 seasons. (Believe it or not, co-No. 2 are Florida and Edmonton, NHL finalists each of the past two campaigns, each at 10 in a row.) While the Panthers (already favored to make it three straight in 2025-26) and Oilers have long-since snapped out of what was ailing them, nobody will be surprised if your Buffalo ice hockey team keeps its standard for futility alive. Maybe ZAC JONES made a mistake after all. The 24 year old defenseman fr...