On The Bleachers Central

Back in October we took a big step in attempting to rebuild OTB Central by releasing the first edition of a magazine. I worked with fellow writers to put together a magazine built "For fans by fans" and though some might call the first attempt a failure I will call it a success. The reason I will call it a success is, because even though I was the only person who bought a copy of the magazine we still made one. For the time that the magazine was available we had a magazine for sale with the On the Bleachers name attached to it, which in my opinion is incredible to think about. Looking back though I do think I made some mistakes like not marketing it well enough and maybe picking the wrong time to release it. However, in discussing it with former writers we decided to take another attempt at a magazine, but do things a little differently this time. The reality is that I recently tweeted on the NHL OTB account looking for fans that might be interested in writing for the magaz

by: Conor Duncan      It’s no secret that over the course of the recent history, the buffalo sabres organization has been inept at creating a winning program. They have not made a playoff run since 2011 and every year seems to be more of the same, finishing out bottom of the table. However recent play has pushed the weary team to 3rd place in the Atlantic division, among power  house teams such as Tampa, Toronto and Boston. But what is driving the Sabres new found success?  Last off-season  Buffalo drafted young Rasmus Dahlin, a defenseman from Sweden. So far this young d-man has proven quite capable, averaging 14 points between 2 goals and 12 assists. However he isn’t the only Buffalo defenseman stepping up this year, between zack bogosnians oldfashioned physical style of play and Rasmus Ristolainens scoring capabilities, The Buffalo sabres have made it a real challenge to break through the offensive zone.     Jeff skinner has also had a career revitalizing season so far with 28