Buffalo's five-game losing streak calls for a massive organizational overhaul that includes GM Kevyn Adams and coach Lindy Ruff losing their jobs.

Despite clawing back from an early 2-0 deficit and coming close to making it a 4-4 game late in regulation, the Sabres ultimately succumbed to the inevitable in falling to the first-place Avalanche. Whatever positives the Sabres can take from this game will be outweighed by the already grim outlook for their season.

DENVER – The Buffalo Sabres overcame a slow start and hung with the NHL’s best team for 57 minutes, but they ultimately lost 6-3 to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday at Ball Arena. Buffalo has lost four straight games in regulation and remains winless away from KeyBank Center.

Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff’s decision to yank goalie Alex Lyon barely six minutes into Thursday’s 6-3 road loss wasn’t performance-related. “It had nothing to do with Lyon,” Ruff told reporters following the game against the Colorado Avalanche.

Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin is back with the team after traveling to Sweden to check on his fiancee, who is recovering from a heart transplant this summer.

A little more than a week ago, Buffalo Sabres blueliner Rasmus Dahlin took a leave of absence to return to Sweden to be with his fiancée who continues to recover from a heart transplant from the summer.

Martin Necas had two goals and two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on for their fifth straight win.

The Buffalo Sabres will have their captain back on Saturday in Detroit against the Red Wings. Rasmus Dahlin is back after going back to Sweden for a week to see his fiancee who is in rehab after a heart transplant.

The Buffalo Sabres are actively shopping a former All-Star in the trade market due to an unwanted logjam at the position.

In 303 career NHL games split between the New York Rangers, Avalanche, and Sharks, Georgiev has recorded a 151-108-26 record, a .903 save percentage, and a 2.99 goals-against average. He was also an NHL All-Star in 2023-24.

Welcome back to another edition of NHL Predictions, with us here at Last Word On Hockey. Wednesday’s matchup between the Buffalo Sabres and the Utah Mammoth is the second of the season series.