The Morning After: Friday News & Notes

Buffalo Sabres news and notes

• A Montreal perspective of Thursday’s game. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]
• The veterans shone in the season-opening win for the Sabres. [The Buffalo News]
• It was a small crowd at KeyBank Center, but a powerful one. [The Athletic]
• How did Jack Eichel and the Sabres fall apart? [The Ringer]
• The first in a three-part series about retired Sabres defenseman Mike Robitaille. [Buffalo Hockey Beat]

Around the NHL and hockey world

• What would the ultimate Stanley Cup look like? [ESPN]
• Top 200 player rankings for your fantasy hockey needs. [NHL]
• The presence of Matiss Kivlenieks was felt on Columbus’ opening night. [The Columbus Dispatch]
• Brady Tkachuk finally signs with the Senators. [Silver Seven Sens]
• The Seattle Kraken record their first win in franchise history. [The Seattle Times]
• Nothing like a seven-goal performance for the defending Stanley Cup champions. [Raw Charge]
• Former Sabre Tobias Rieder reportedly signing overseas. [Twitter]
• Hamburg native Quentin Musty records his first OHL goal. [Sudbury.com]
• The American Hockey League season starts this weekend. All 29 games Friday, Saturday & Sunday will be available to watch for free on AHLTV.com. [AHL]