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The list was promoted by Hey man im josh via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 25 December 2024 (UTC) [1].[reply]

List of Buffalo Sabres seasons

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Nominator(s): Kline • talk • contribs 03:51, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

With my profound interest and supporting of the Buffalo Sabres, I'd though I would do my duty and make this a featured list. Unfortunately for my beloved Sabres, they have gone on a 13-year postseason drought, which leads to some interesting statistics and backlash. This is my first rodeo, but hopefully won't be my last. Cheers! Kline • talk • contribs 03:51, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey man im josh

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This review is based off this version of the page.

Source review: Passed

  • Reliable enough for the information being cited
  • Consistent date formatting
  • Consistent and proper reference formatting
  • Appropriate wikilinks where applicable
  • Spot checked that sources match what they are being cited for

Feedback:

  • Your citation wikilinking style is unclear to me. Are you intending to only link the first time a source is mentioned?
Not sure but it doesn't matter. Should be consistent now.
  • Ref 1 – Link doesn't work, might need to be tweaked
Done, changed url status to dead.
Done.
  • Refs 2 and 3 – Inconsistent formatting. Better to just use Hockey Reference as the website on both with no publisher listed
Done.
  • Ref 6 – The reference should be marked as subscription access, you can do with the |access=subscription parameter
Done.
  • Ref 8 – Is this the newest version of the record book that's available? NFL teams often have a pretty detailed media guide they release, and I can't find one for the Sabres, but I did find this for the Penguins as an example of what I'd personally look for if I was doing an NHL team seasons list.
The most recent version was published in 2018 and then discontinued. Replaced.
  • Ref 9 – Link to HockeyDB as a website instead of "The Internet Hockey Database" as the publisher
Done.
  • Refs 11, 13, and 20 – Need to be tagged as subscription access
Done.
Done.
  • Refs 14 and 17 – Is there a reason ESPN is listed as the publisher instead of website?
Not that I am aware of, changed to website.
Done.
  • Ref 16 – Link redirects when clicked, mark as dead or update link
Done.
  • Ref 16 – The archived link, which does work, shows an author named Ira Podell, add this, and Associated Press as the agency
Done.
  • Ref 17 – At the bottom of this source it says info from the AP was used in this report, not sure what to make of that personally, but felt I'd call it out so that we can ponder whether we should list AP as the agency or just let it be
It'd be nice if they specified what information was used but it seems like ESPN was the main writer of the story so I would leave it personally.
  • Ref 18 – Link to CNBC
Done.
  • Ref 19 – Add Tom Gulitti as the author
Done.
  • Ref 21 – Should be a note, not a reference
Done.
  • I'm not seeing the info on who the teams lost to in the playoffs
As in a reference showing the Sabres' playoff history?

That's what I've got for now. Please ping me when the above issues have been addressed. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:04, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hey man im josh, most concerns have been addressed. Kline • talk • contribs 17:58, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Made a couple tweaks to refs, support. Hey man im josh (talk) 16:25, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

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  • "won zero Stanley Cup titles" - this reads a little oddly to me. I would be tempted to say "and reached the Stanley Cup finals twice, losing both times"
Done.
  • "losing the finals in 6 games" => "losing the finals in six games"
Done.
  • "Over the next 10 seasons, the Sabres made a postseason appearance" - they made just one postseason appearance in those 10 seasons? Or do you mean they made one every season? If so, I would say "Over the next 10 seasons, the Sabres made a postseason appearance every year"
Done.
  • "lost the series to the New York Islanders in 5 games" => "lost the series to the New York Islanders in five games"
Done.
  • "For the first time since the 1973–74 season, the Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs, missing the point cutoff by 4 points." - when was this?
Added season which required a rewording of the sentence.
  • "beginning an eight-year postseason appearance streak. Despite the postseason appearance streak" - somewhat repetitive. I would start the second sentence with simply "During this period"
Done.
  • "starting their most successful postseason appearance streak, lasting for five years. Compared to the previous eight-year postseason appearance streak" - again, this is quite repetitive. Suggest shortening the start of the second sentence to simply "Compared to previous streak"
Done.
  • "in every season minus the 1999–2000 season" => "in every season with the exception of the 1999–2000 season"
Done.
  • "The 1999 playoff run would be the last appearance in the Stanley Cup finals for the Sabres as of the 2023–24 season" => "The 1999 playoff run is the most recent appearance in the Stanley Cup finals for the Sabres as of the 2023–24 season"
Done.
  • "The Sabres would face the Dallas Stars in the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals," => "The Sabres faced the Dallas Stars in the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals,"
Done.
  • "a series that they would lose in six, albeit in dubious fashion" => "a series that they lost in six, albeit in dubious fashion"
Done.
  • "scored with his skate in the crease" - no idea what this means although it sounds painful. Is there an appropriate wikilink for "skate in the crease" or simply "crease", whichever is appropriate.....?
Linked crease.
  • "After returning from the 2004–05 lockout, the Sabres had made it back to the postseason" => "After returning from the 2004–05 lockout, the Sabres made it back to the postseason"
Done.
  • "where they would lose to the Senators in five" => "where they lost to the Senators in five"
Done.
  • "The Sabres would win the Northeast division in the 2009–10 season and move onto the playoffs" => "The Sabres won the Northeast division in the 2009–10 season and moved onto the playoffs" (see WP:WOULDCHUCK for why it's very rarely necessary to say that something in the past "would" happen)
Done.
  • "The same fate would happen next year" => "The same fate would happen the following year" ("next year" is 2025)
Done.
  • "where they would make the playoffs and get eliminated in the first round" => "when they made the playoffs and got eliminated in the first round"
Done.
  • "this time by the Philadelphia Flyers in 7" => "this time by the Philadelphia Flyers in seven" (to be consistent with all other similar usages)
Done.
  • That's what I got on the prose. Table looks all good although I am not sure the "playoff results" column needs to be sortable because it sorts only on the first thing listed, so (for example) their two Stanley Cup final appearances sort nowhere near each other -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 16:49, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@ChrisTheDude; most concerns should be addressed, including the playoff results sort. Kline • talk • contribs 17:48, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

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  • As of the end of the 2023–24 season, the Sabres have won 1,918 regular season games, accumulated six division championships and one conference championship, tied for the league lead in points once for the Presidents' Trophy, appeared in the playoffs 29 times, and reached the Stanley Cup finals twice, losing both times. this is a bit of a run-on sentence. Maybe break it up like this: As of the end of the 2023–24 season, the Sabres have won 1,918 regular season games, tying for the league lead in points once for the Presidents' Trophy. They have appeared in the playoffs 29 times, accumulating six division championships and one conference championship, while reaching the Stanley Cup finals twice, losing both times.
Done.
  • The Sabres started play in 1970, and made their first Stanley Cup appearance in 1975, losing the finals in six games against the Philadelphia Flyers. you mention already that they were founded in 1970. Maybe just start is off that they made their first Stanley Cup final in 1975.
I changed quite a bit for this one. I added the date (supported by reference) to when they were granted their franchise, and changed the wording to the 1970–71 season where you mentioned the sentence. Let me know if I should make some additional changes.
  • finishing in 11th of the Eastern Conference with 73 points I think you need "place" after "11th" or some similar word
Changed to finishing 11th in the Eastern Conference.
  • dubious change to "controversial" or something clearer and less editorializing.
Done, removed controversial from the next sentence to remove repetitiveness.
  • against Carolina Hurricanes which was lost in seven., need a comma after "Hurricanes" and "games" after "seven"
Done.
  • President's Trophy is linked twice in the lead, you can lose the second link
Done.
  • With their regular season success, Recommend deleting this phrase, as regular season success doesn't always correlate or transition over to the postseason.
Done.
  • the Bruins in six. again, add "games"
Done.
  • Philadelphia Flyers in seven. same as above
Done.

That's all I got Kline, nice work! If you are interested and available, I have an active FLC that could use a review. Please ping me in your response. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:21, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonzo fan2007; most concerns should be addressed, cheers! Kline • talk • contribs 21:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support nice work! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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