‘They don’t want a repeat of what happened in Columbus, where 31-year-old forward Riley Nash would have been a nice depth piece in a deal but suffered a sprained knee in Sunday’s game at Florida and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.’
Archives for April 7, 2021
The Wraparound: Sabres extend point streak to five games by squeezing past Devils
‘On the winning goal, Dahlin nearly found disaster at the New Jersey blueline, but kept the puck on against pressure from Travis Zajac and Pavel Zacha. He burst through the right circle with it and found Mittelstadt in front for a tap-in past New Jersey goalie Scott Wedgewood. Dahlin and Mittelstadt each had a goal and an assist in the game, forging their first multi-point games of the season.’
Sabres Notebook: It’s a family reunion as Tage Thompson watches brother make NHL debut
‘”That’s the best way you can draw up a debut,” Tyce Thompson said. “To be able to play against my brother makes it that much more special. Speechless really, I can’t describe how I really feel. It’s just really exciting.”‘
Rasmus Dahlin performs dynamically in Sabres’ win over Devils: ‘Special player’
‘“We don’t win that game without him rising to the level he can rise to,” interim coach Don Granato said on a Zoom call following the Sabres’ second straight win. “He made a couple of big plays to tip that game back our way and that’s what you hope for out of guys with his talent. Special player, fun to watch and very engaged right now.”’
Sabres sign ex-Wisconsin star Linus Weissbach to entry-level contract
‘He played under coach Tony Granato, the brother of interim Sabres coach Don Granato, at Wisconsin.’
Wednesday’s New Jersey Coverage
Devils can’t protect lead, fall to Sabres behind 3rd-period goals (Newark Star Ledger)
NHL rumors: Sabres holding Taylor Hall out of game vs. Devils ahead of trade deadline (Newark Star Ledger)
NJ Devils spoil Tyce Thompson’s debut as defensive lapses lead to loss vs. Sabres (Bergen Record)
Tyce Thompson squares off against brother Tage in NHL debut (NHL.com)
Photo gallery (NHL.com)
Game story: Sabres, 5, Devils 3 (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Feature: Thompson Anxious, Excited Ahead of NHL Debut (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Cracks of Don: H-all done in Buffalo, Sabres shelf asset to avoid damage before D-Day
‘Yes, the Devils and Sabres wised up and protected a couple of their valuable assets the day it was revealed Riley Nash suffered a knee sprain that will keep him out for four to six weeks.’
Sabres top Devils 5-3, break 10-game winless streak on road
‘“It’s such a great feeling. I mean you can, like you said, you see the guys, smiling on the bench and we’re playing,” Dahlin said, adding interim coach Don Granato has instilled confidence in the players and given the Sabres new life.’
Sabres sitting Taylor Hall in anticipation he’ll be traded
‘The decision to sit Hall comes in the final week before the NHL’s trade deadline on Monday, and with the slumping Sabres in sell-off mode. Buffalo sits last in the overall NHL standings and is all but mathematically certain to extend its playoff drought to an NHL record-matching 10th consecutive season.’
Buffalo Sabres winger Taylor Hall sitting out ahead of trade deadline
‘Hall has just two goals and 19 assists in 37 games this season, along with a career-worst minus-21 rating. He was traded from New Jersey to Arizona last season for a first-round pick, a third-round pick and three prospects; the Devils retained 50% of Hall’s contract. Hall, an 11-year veteran who was drafted No. 1 overall by Edmonton in 2010, has appeared in only 14 playoff games.’