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THW's Sabres News for 01/16/2021

January 16, 2021

The latest Sabres stories from The Hockey Writers.

 

01/16/2021 edition:

By Greg Boysen on Jan 16, 2021 08:35 am

This hasn’t been the busiest day in National Hockey League history, but it still has its charm. One of the earliest games played for the Stanley Cup provided one of the most-lopsided outcomes we will ever see and an offensive outburst that will never be matched. Eight seems to be the magic number of the […]

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