‘But the 50th anniversary season in the rear-view mirror leaves you wondering just how in the world this team finished 25th overall. It came down mostly to bad special teams (especially the penalty kill), key injuries to Victor Olofsson and Linus Ullmark and inconsistent goaltending from Carter Hutton. This was a close shave of a season as the Sabres went 15-8-8 in one-goal games, costing them a lot of points.’