A rebuild in the NHL can be a grueling process. With the patience needed to develop prospects, and decide whether to add or subtract to the team and what each offseason has to offer, there aren’t many situations for a team to be in that are more stressful than this.

Explore the latest Ottawa Senators rumors as speculation swirls around a potential trade for Buffalo Sabres forward J.J. Peterka before the NHL trade deadline.

The Bruins, back in the playoff hunt after a 5-1-1 stretch, take on a Sabres team at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.

Thompson and JJ Peterka had hat tricks against the Bruins on Tuesday night — a good sign for Lindy Ruff's lineup tweaks.

Following their 13-game winless skid in November and December, the Buffalo Sabres were 12 points behind the Ottawa Senators for the final Eastern Conference wildcard spot. In the month following the losing streak,

The current state of the Flyers is not too bad. It could be worse. The Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings have undergone complete rebuilds only to re-enter the mushy middle.

The Canucks are hoping that they’ve left that behind.

A report that the Canucks were in trade talks with the Hurricanes before the Rantanen trade is part of the recent speculation regarding Miller and Pettersson.

With the trade speculation intensifying after the blockbuster Mikko Rantanen deal, here are some thoughts on some possible Bruin trade chips.

The B’s could be without Brandon Carlo, who Sacco said was “a little under the weather.” Carlo, who was sporting nasty gash and bruise on his cheekbone courtesy of stray puck in the win over Colorado on Saturday, did practice with the team on Monday and traveled to Buffalo but did not take Tuesday’s morning skate. He’s a game-time decision.

It was supposed to be a relatively quiet start to the week for the Ottawa Senators, and they had certainly earned it. The Senators are in third place in the Atlantic Division and finally had a day off after playing 10 games in 16 days.