Few NHL players bring more energy to the rink on a nightly basis than hard-hitting Buffalo Sabres forward Beck Malenstyn, but even he's been impressed with passion displayed by the city's sports fans during the team's recent run of success.
Malenstyn, who joined the Sabres in June 2024 after four seasons with the Washington Capitals, recently told Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic he's starting to believe some of the things he heard about Buffalo before arriving the the long-suffering club.
"I had a few people tell me last season, this is a hockey city before a football city," Malenstyn said.