Kotalik, the hard-shooting forward who played for the Sabres for six-plus seasons and was a popular member of the beloved Eastern Conference finalist teams in 2005-06 and 2006-07, still follows ...

The Buffalo Sabres are deep into their rebuilding phase and hold the longest playoff drought in the league, ... 2005-06 post-lockout offensive juggernauts .

Since the salary cap was implemented before the 2005-06 season, there have only been 10 winless streaks of 13 games or longer. The Sabres have three of those 10 and no other team has two.

The Sabres are 18-7-2 while ... a 15-game schedule in which the Buffalo Sabres will wear their black “goathead ... wore from the arena’s 1996 opening through the 2005-06 ...