Author: Ben Mathewson

A Few Things The Sabres Are Bad At and How They Can Fix It

By Ben Mathewson | Aug 15th 2019 | 7 min read |

It’s generally accepted that despite the ten game win streak, the Buffalo Sabres were mostly bad during the 2018/2019 season. This is a pretty easy ...

Evan Rodrigues: Right Place, Right Time

By Ben Mathewson | Jul 23rd 2019 | 7 min read |

Evaluating a player like Evan Rodrigues is an interesting task. I think we can safely say that he is a good NHL player based on a couple of different ...

A nine million dollar cap hit is high but not unreasonable for Skinner

By Ben Mathewson | Jun 1st 2019 | 6 min read |

Multiple reports from the likes of Bob McKenzie of TSN and NBCSN, Jeremy White of WGR 550, and Die By The Blade’s own Chad DeDominicis suggest that ...

Will Ralph Krueger Be A Good Coach?

By Ben Mathewson | May 16th 2019 | 4 min read |

We have no idea if Ralph Krueger is going to be a good coach for the Buffalo Sabres. As someone who enjoys being a knower of things I find this extrem...

Kyle Okposo Should Play Less (Or Not At All)

By Ben Mathewson | Feb 7th 2019 | 4 min read |

As a self proclaimed fan of Kyle Okposo and his style of play throughout his career (the first jersey I ever bought is an Okposo jersey) it pains me t...

Rasmus Dahlin Should Be Playing More Than Rasmus Ristolainen

By Ben Mathewson | Nov 15th 2018 | 4 min read |

Rasmus Dahlin is an 18 year old rookie 18 games into his NHL career while Rasmus Ristolainen is a six-year vet with 364 NHL games under his belt. It s...

Overanalyzing Jeff Skinner’s First Goal With The Sabres

By Ben Mathewson | Oct 17th 2018 | 3 min read |

Arguably the best move Jason Botterill made this past offseason was the acquisition of Jeff Skinner at the minor cost of a decent prospect and a few n...

Mittelstadt is making an impact, even if it’s not evident at first glance

By Ben Mathewson | Oct 7th 2018 | 4 min read |

A lackluster preseason and relatively quiet start which has lacked the flashiness fans may have been hoping for, there’s been some murmuring within ...