game threads

NHL Playoff Open Thread for Wednesday, 4/16

Come chat about all of tonight's playoff action with us on the opening night of the second season. We've got three games of postseason goodness on the slate.

The first night of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is finally here, and we've got three games to whet your appetite. A number of former Buffalo Sabres are playing tonight including Thomas Vanek and Lindy Ruff, and we've also got two of the Eastern Conference matchups beginning this evening.

Tonight's playoff schedule is:

- Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7pm, CNBC

- Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:30pm, NBCSN

- Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, 10pm, NBCSN

Enjoy the games, and comment away, DBTBers!

Buffalo Sabres 2013 Recap: The Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Moments of the year

We asked our DBTB team to give you their Best, Worst, and Most Memorable moments of the 2013 Buffalo Sabres season. On the last day of the calendar year, here's what we came up with.

Sabres sign Casey Fitzgerald to an entry-level contract

Sabres signed 2016 third-round pick defenseman Casey Fitzgerald to an entry-level contract

Sabres recall defenseman Lawrence Pilut, again

Sabres recall Swedish defenseman Pilut from the Amerks

Tonight's playoff schedule is:

Read next