Sabres' playoff quest begins at home against Rangers
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The Buffalo Sabres own the NHL's longest playoff drought and last year came tantalizingly close to ending it.
This time, the Sabres hope to do enough in the regular season to qualify for the postseason for the first time since 2010-11. They begin a season of raised expectations Thursday night when they host the New York Rangers, who are playing their first game under new