from Ken Campbell of The Hockey News,

Back in our 2014 Draft Preview, we boldly predicted that the Buffalo Sabres would win the Stanley Cup in 2020. Well, sort of. We also projected Leon Draisaitl as the fourth-best prospect in that draft, Dylan Larkin at 14, David Pastrnak (gulp) at No. 23 and Brayden Point (double gulp) at 42.

First, so sue us. Second, we had Draisaitl right where he was chosen and Larkin, Pastrnak and Point all ranked higher than they were selected. So we weren’t the only ones.

In any event, we didn’t come right out and say the Sabres would win the Stanley Cup in 2020, but we did a few months later when the story that appeared in that issue appeared on our website with the headline: ‘Why the Buffalo Sabres will be Stanley Cup champions in 2020’. It really doesn’t get much more definitive than that. And with an 8-1-1 record, which gives them the most points and the best winning percentage in the NHL, the Sabres are making us look pretty good at the moment.

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