[Sports Illustrated: The Hockey News] - The Ex-Sabre Files: Playoff Status Report - Round 1

The Buffalo Sabres did not qualify for the postseason (again), but a number of their former players are expected to have key roles with their clubs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they have in recent years. After being traded to St. Louis in 2018, Ryan O’Reilly won a Cup and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2019. Former captains Jack Eichel and Kyle Okposo, defenseman Brandon Montour, and winger Sam Reinhart also won the prize with the Florida Panthers last season.