BUFFALO — The wait is over. The Buffalo Sabres will open the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins, renewing one of the NHL’s most storied rivalries in the first round. As Atlantic Division champions with 108 points (50-23-8), the Sabres will host Game 1 at KeyBank Center this weekend — either Saturday or Sunday. Game 2 is expected to follow early next week before the series shifts to TD Garden for Games 3 and 4. Games 5 and 7, if necessary, would return to Buffalo, while Boston would host a potential Game 6. The NHL is expected to release the full, finalized schedule in the next 24-48 hours. This will be the ninth postseason series between the clubs. Boston leads the all-time series 6-2, including wins in the first five meetings. The Sabres’ two victories came in the 1993 first-round sweep capped by Brad May’s “May Day” overtime winner and a six-game second-round triumph in 1999 that sent Buffalo...Read More