‘Sabres forwards Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson, Josh Doan, Beck Malenstyn and Josh Norris and defensemen Rasmus Dahlin, Michael Kesselring and Conor Timmins welcomed Sandler — perhaps best known for playing one of the most iconic hockey player movie characters of all time in “Happy Gilmore” before reprising the role in this past summer’s “Happy Gilmore 2.”‘