‘“Like, if you didn’t know … you’d be like, ‘Wow … this guy is a first-line center. That’s where he’ll play at in the NHL.’”’
The Sabres Report - June 21, 2018
Sabres announce 2018-19 regular season schedule ★
Frolunda auctioning off signed, game-worn Dahlin jerseys ★
Rasmus Dahlin keeps thoughts close before NHL Draft ★
Rasmus Dahlin has opportunity to become one of Sabres’ greats ★
2018-19 Sabres schedule features early home stand, long January break ★
‘The Sabres’ bye week coincides with the NHL All-Star break, so after their Jan. 18 game in Vancouver, they don’t play again until Jan. 29 in Columbus.’
Bodin: Dahlin was a revelation ★
‘”I just remember the first few times seeing him in the SHL as a 16-year-old doing things that you don’t see anyone do as a defenseman. Here’s a defenseman who dekes the opposing players, goes end-to-end and scores these Bobby Orr goals basically. You don’t see that, and I’ve never seen that covering hockey in my years. It was a revelation, to me, as to the way he played the game and the things he could do at such an early age. I’ve never seen anything like that, to be honest with you.”‘
Would Max Pacioretty be a good fit with the Sabres? ★
‘One stat that could indicate that Pacioretty is poised for a bounce back season is shot percentage. Last season he was firing at 8%, the lowest since his second year in the league. Pacioretty’s average shot percentage for his career is 11%. Now maybe he never gets back to the rate he was once scoring at. Matt Moulson had a 14% shot percentage with the Islanders. From age 30 on with the Sabres it was 8.9%.’
REPORT: Sabres expected to let Robin Lehner become UFA ★
‘Lehner has been the Sabres primary goaltender for the past three seasons, with a 42-61-22 record with a 2.77 goals against average and .917 save percentage in 133 starts for Buffalo.’
Sabres 2018-19 schedule has been released ★
‘-The Sabres will be very quick with the Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights, hosting them on October 8th, then closing their season series the next week on October 16th.’