The 2014-15 Buffalo Sabres are a bad hockey club. More breaking news to follow.
They are 1-6-0 and with road games this week with the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks, 1-8-0 is practically an inevitability. With a 38.5 percent Fenwick close and a PDO of exactly 100, there's a terrific chance that the Sabres of the moment will be the Sabres of the next 75 games. A second consecutive historically bad season is on the horizon.
The good news: At the end of this rainbow comprised of sadness, shame and frustration is Connor McDavid, a generational talent who has drawn comparisons with Sidney Crosby.
The bad news: The Sabres might be so beyond help that the arrival of McDavid won't offer the instantaneous turnaround that occurred with Crosby and the Penguins.
(Of course, the draft lottery could result in the Sabres picking second, thus losing out on McDavid, but let's say the Sabres catch at least one break this season.)
Let's assume McDavid is the equal of Crosby, which is a big assumption considering Crosby is the best player in the world by a mile. In Crosby's final two seasons of juni ...
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