The Buffalo Sabres have not officially made any announcements regarding changes to management or the coaching staff for next season, but there is some news regarding some of their former and current players.
As he mentioned at locker cleanout last month, Sabres leading scorer Tage Thompson is playing for Team USA at the IIHF World Championships in Sweden and Denmark. As one of the more experienced players on the roster, the 27-year-old is one of three assistant captains (along with Nashville’s Brady Skjei and Vancouver’s Conor Garland) with Utah’s Clayton Keller as team captain.
Sabres team captain Rasmus Dahlin indicated that he likely would not be joining Team Sweden due to injury, while wingers JJ Peterka (Germany) said he would not play for Germany due to his contract status as a restricted free agent.
The tournament begins on Friday with Team USA taking on Denmark.
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The Rochester Americans are awaiting the winner of the Laval-Cleveland series to see who they will face in the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs. The Rockets currently lead the Monsters 2-1 with Game 4 slated to go on Tuesday in Laval. If the Rockets win, the Amerks will open the best-of-seven series on the road.
Here is how some former Sabres did in the playoffs on Monday:
Sam Reinhart(FLA) -2, 22:07 TOI, 2 SOG
Evan Rodrigues(FLA) 15:02 TOI, 1 SOG, 5 Hits
Dmitri Kulikov(FLA) -2, 19:49 TOI, 1 SOG, 5 Hits
Jake McCabe(TOR) 2A, +1, 19:27 TOI, 4 Hits
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