Heading into the 2013-14 season, the Buffalo Sabres have very little fanfare surrounding them. After a season in which they traded away their captain, Jason Pominville, and multiple veteran defensemen, the team is starting fresh.

In the offseason, the team made a commitment to getting younger, tougher and more skilled, which it appeared to do in the 2013 NHL draft. Still, this kind of adjustment takes more than one year—ask the Edmonton Oilers.

In this edition of the season preview, we’ll check out some of the changes to the Sabres roster, go over the expected lineup and make some predictions. Let’s take a look.

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