Predicting The Atlantic Division: Where Will The Toronto Maple Leafs Finish?

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7. Buffalo Sabres

Departures: Christian Ehrhoff, Cory Conacher, Ville Leino, Alexander Sulzer, John Scott

Arrivals: Sam Reinhart, Matt Moulson, Brian Gionta, Cody McCormick, Zac Dalpe, Josh Gorges, Andrej Meszaros, Tyson Strachan

Well, you can’t say the Sabres aren’t trying. After a horrible 2013-14 season, Buffalo is looking to rebound hopefully not finish last in the league. What sucked for the Sabres is that they lost out on the first overall pick after losing it to the Florida Panthers in the Lottery, although they did get a very good player in Reinhart at No. 2.

Gone are huge contracts belonging to Ehrhoff and Leino. In are a bunch of veterans that Buffalo hopes to guide it’s young players back to the playoffs eventually.

The Sabres won’t be as bad as they were last year. That doesn’t mean they will finish much better in the Atlantic.