Buffalo Sabres are Stanley Cup Champions. Fact or Fiction?

Answer 1

Stranger than fiction.

Answer 2

Fiction: They have never won it and I don't see them winning it this year. In fact no team has EVER started 8-0 or better and won the Stanley Cup and I don't think Buffalo will be the first. The Sabres are having a lot of there wins in shootouts and it is inflating the record (same thing happend to the Stars here in Dallas last season). I think the Sabres already have something around 5 wins by SO if that is the case in the old NHL the record is not nearly as impressive. The game is a lot different in the 2nd and 3rd OT come playoff time.

Answer 3

FICTION! The Buffalo Sabers are not Stanley Cup champions!

Here is a list of Stanley Cup Champions since 1927:

2006Carolina Hurricanes
2004Tampa Bay Lightning
2003New Jersey Devils
2002Detroit Red Wings
2001Colorado Avalanche
2000New Jersey Devils
1999Dallas Stars
1998Detroit Red Wings
1997Detroit Red Wings
1996Colorado Avalanche
1995New Jersey Devils
1994New York Rangers
1993 Montreal Canadiens
1992 Pittsburgh Penguins
1991 Pittsburgh Penguins
1990 Edmonton Oilers
1989 Calgary Flames
1988 Edmonton Oilers
1987 Edmonton Oilers
1986Montreal Canadiens
1985 Edmonton Oilers
1984 Edmonton Oilers
1983 New York Islanders
1982 New York Islanders
1981New York Islanders
1980 New York Islanders
1979 Montreal Canadiens
1978 Montreal Canadiens
1977 Montreal Canadiens
1976 Montreal Canadiens
1975 Philadelphia Flyers
1974 Philadelphia Flyers
1973 Montreal Canadiens
1972 Boston Bruins
1971 Montreal Canadiens
1970 Boston Bruins
1969 Montreal Canadiens
1968 Montreal Canadiens
1967Toronto Maple Leafs
1966 Montreal Canadiens
1965 Montreal Canadiens
1964 Toronto Maple Leafs
1963 Toronto Maple Leafs
1962 Toronto Maple Leafs
1961Chicago Blackhawks
1960 Montreal Canadiens
1959Montreal Canadiens
1958Montreal Canadiens
1957 Montreal Canadiens
1956 Montreal Canadiens
1955 Detroit Red Wings
1954 Detroit Red Wings
1953 Montreal Canadiens
1952 Detroit Red Wings
1951 Toronto Maple Leafs
1950 Detroit Red Wings
1949 Toronto Maple Leafs
1948 Toronto Maple Leafs
1947 Toronto Maple Leafs
1946 Montreal Canadiens
1945 Toronto Maple Leafs
1944 Montreal Canadiens
1943Detroit Red Wings
1942Toronto Maple Leafs
1941 Boston Bruins
1940 New York Rangers
1939 Boston Bruins
1938Chicago Blackhawks
1937 Detroit Red Wings
1936Detroit Red Wings
1935Montreal Maroons
1934Chicago Black Hawks
1933 New York Rangers
1932Toronto Maple Leafs
1931 Montreal Canadiens
1930Montreal Canadiens
1929Boston Bruins
1928New York Rangers
1927Ottawa Senators

The Sabers are no where on there! And I can't wait untill they self distruct so all you Bandwagon Sabers Fans will Shut UP!!!!! I'm not saying the Sabers aren't playing amazingly well together right now. I'm not a Sabers fan but no one can dispute they're good together. BUT.................... How bout them Duck's or The Wild? Or Nashville this year & last year? Do you see there fans making annoying fools of them selves? Didn't think so!

Answer 4

They are Stanley Cup Contenders. No Doubt. However, the city seems to have the most horrible luck. From the Bills (X4), to Brett Hull being in the crease. I just think the city is cursed or something. I think the Sabres are in the top 2 in the East. The only team I can see matching up well against them in a 7 game series is the Pens cuz they always seem to play well against them.

The Western Conference is stronger right now.

If Buffalo can grab 1 Superstar, that might put them over the top. What's with losing Jay McKee??? That was a mistake. They need a smashmouth defenseman then they should easily make it to the finals; barring the Pens get hot.

:)

Answer 5

For the sabres to go all the way, a lot of things need to happen. First off, they need to stay healthy, especially in March when they need to have the core ready for the playoffs. Secondly, they need consistent goaltending. Once again, it's been proven that a hot goalie can take you all the way. Look at Carolina last year. Very seldom do you see defensive minded clubs that go all the way. New Jersey comes to mind, but then again, they have arguably the greatest goalie in NHL history.

Finally, they need to have consistent special teams play. The new NHL punishes all those teams who take stupid penalties. At least before, the way the game was structured, you wouldn't have been shorthanded 6 or 7 times on average.

If they can stay healthy and be consistent, the sabres may very well lift the cup in June.

Answer 6

Fiction. Out of all the teams who had an opening win-streak like the sabres, none of them won the cup. I think the Leafs were the closest back in '93.

Answer 7

Give them a few months and a few more games and than we will make a call on if they will win the cup or not. So far they look promising though.

Fiction: Buffalo has never won a cup.

Answer 8

are: fiction. They never won it.

will be: hope so.

"Your 2006-2007 Stanley Cup Champion Buffalo Sabres!!" has a nice ring to it.

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Answer 9

Fact. Here's why. Last postseason, they almost beat the eventual champion Hurricanes even though some of their best D-men were out and the ones in were all practically injured. Not only that, but Miller has one more year of experience under him which will help him this playoffs. Their team is meant for this new NHL: speed, quick passing and shooting, great skating and deking. They've shown what they are capable of, by going like 11-0-1, so i don't see how that isn't an indication that they can win it all.

Answer 10

Too obvious...Fiction.

Dr. J: How the Sabres have a 85-1 record? They only play 82 games.

Answer 11

As long as they play all season as well as they are palying now yeah they are legitimate cup challengers. But they need to stay healthy, that was the issue at the end of last season durning the playoffs. They had way to many injuries to key players that would have helped them get past Carolina and to the cup!