Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports that Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens will play for Team Canada at the upcoming IIHF World Championships. The 23-year-old last played for Team Canada two years ago at the World Championship and was second in team scoring with seven goals and six assists in 10 games. Cozens had a disappointing run during his fourth NHL season as he … [Read more...] about Morning Notes: Cozens, NHL Awards, Gauthier
Five Sabres Expected To Play At World Championship
The Buffalo Sabres will have good reason to tune into the 2024 World Championship, as five different Sabres are expected to represent their country, per Rachel Hopmayer of Spectrum News in Buffalo (Twitter link). This includes Owen Power, Bowen Byram, and Dylan Cozens representing Team Canada; Rasmus Dahlin representing Team Sweden; and John-Jason Peterka representing Team … [Read more...] about Five Sabres Expected To Play At World Championship
Lower-Body Injury For Thompson Will Keep Him Out Of Worlds
During his end-of-season media conference (video link), Sabres GM Kevyn Adams indicated that the lower-body injury that Tage Thompson sustained in Monday’s season finale against Tampa Bay will take a few weeks to heal. Accordingly, he won’t play for Team USA at the upcoming Worlds. After a slow start to his year, Thompson wound up collecting 29 goals and 27 assists in 71 … [Read more...] about Lower-Body Injury For Thompson Will Keep Him Out Of Worlds
Tage Thompson’s Season Concludes Due To Lower-Body Injury
In an update from Colby Guy of The Associated Press, both Aleksander Barkov and Oliver Ekman-Larsson could return to the lineup tonight as the Florida Panthers look to put themselves in the best position possible to capture the Atlantic Division crown. As both players are dealing with minor injuries sustained in their most recent game against the Buffalo Sabres on April 13th, … [Read more...] about Tage Thompson’s Season Concludes Due To Lower-Body Injury
Bowen Byram Out For Personal Reasons, Dahlin Ready For Captaincy
The Buffalo Sabres will be without newcomer defenseman Bowen Byram on Thursday due to a personal matter (Twitter link). Byram also missed the team’s morning practice. He has so far played in 16 games with the Sabres, netting three goals and seven points. That’s a 0.438 point-per-game pace, a significant boost over the 0.363 scoring pace he managed prior to being traded, when he … [Read more...] about Bowen Byram Out For Personal Reasons, Dahlin Ready For Captaincy