The last time the Buffalo Sabres made it to the NHL playoffs, the Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights did not even exist, ...

However, the Kraken need to start progressing in the right direction, or else they could fall into Buffalo Sabres territory. A team like Seattle can’t get stuck in rebuild mode with Utah inching ...

Jason Botterill's time as general manager of the Buffalo Sabres came to an unexpected ... president and general manager of the NHL's Seattle Kraken. Ron Francis was elevated from that role to ...

The Seattle Kraken hope a former Buffalo Sabres GM will help them reach perennial playoff status. This week, the Kraken fired coach Dan Bylsma, promoted executive Ron Francis to president of ...

The Seattle Kraken upheaval had a decidedly Buffalo feel to it, as the club dismissed <a href=" Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma ...

Seattle, Wash — April 22, 2025 — The Seattle Kraken today announced key leadership changes ... Previously he was the General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres from 2017 to 2020 after spending a decade ...

Jason Botterill, Kraken assistant general manager and one-time Buffalo Sabres general manager, will take over as the general manager and executive vice president. An early order of business will ...

Botterill has a huge plus in Seattle that he didn't have in Buffalo: As an assistant general manager and original member of ...

Bylsma has been fired by the Seattle Kraken after only one season ... who spent a season on Bylsma’s staff with the Buffalo Sabres. Bylsma had not been a head coach in the NHL since spending ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have been eliminated from the ... In that time, every NHL franchise, including the expansion Seattle Kraken, has played at least 14 playoff games.

After concerns about conditioning and third-period collapses, the Sabres are making changes off the ice. Here’s who’s being brought in — and why it matters.