Archives for June 23, 2018

'"If you didn't know how old he was, you would not say that that was a 16-year-old defenseman," Craig Button, TSN's director of scouting, told Brian Duff. "It's one thing to have the obvious skills and to be able to master the game, handle the puck, skating. But his ability to understand what he can do and what he can't do, that's very uncommon for most players at that age.' … [Read more...] about Sabres make it official, draft Dahlin with No. 1 pick

'Botterill came away from that meeting impressed by Dahlin's humility and ability to critically assess his own play. Dahlin broke down the ways he could still improve - forecheck reads, battle levels, off-ice habits, adapting to North American ice - leaving the Sabres' general manager with the sense that Dahlin is a true student of the game.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin’s combine interview made strong impression on Sabres

'"They are great fans," he said. "I heard so many great things about them. Like they love hockey in that city and I can see that, when they come to me, they know me and I don't even play in the NHL. So, they probably love hockey."' … [Read more...] about With the draft behind him, Dahlin is eager to call Buffalo home

'"It was a scenario where, you finish 31st, you have to make some difficult choices," Botterill said. "We have informed Robin that he will not be coming back next year. Part of it that was so disappointing and difficult was that I know Robin is passionate about the city of Buffalo, passionate about helping this organization. We felt we had to make some adjustments and that was … [Read more...] about Sabres will not extend qualifying offer to Lehner