Jeanneret's Legacy: Sabres Playoff Berth

0:00It's April 4th, from the locker room to your ears. This is NHL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Buffalo Sabers just punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 14 years, clenching it on Saturday after a long, drought since 2011. To mark the moment, the team dropped a heartfelt social media video narrated by their legendary late play-by-play voice, Rick Genare, who passed away in 2023. The narration was actually recorded back in 2021, as the letters straight to the players and fans passing the torch on what it means to rep. That Buffalo crest. Genare was the heart and soul of Sabers broadcast for 51 years, starting in the team's second season of 1971-72, and hanging up the mic after 2021-22. Fans are lighting up with emotion over this tribute, feeling that forever bond genre captured as the Sabers gear up for postseason action with. His words echoing loud.