Posts About "Johan Larsson"
Sabres Need to Add by Subtracting
May 25th, 2018 Jason Botterill has been very busy this offseason, adding a number of young players to the Buffalo Sabres organization. With the likes of Rasmus Asplund, Victor Olofsson, and Lawrence Pilut among others signing with the Sabres, Botterill has flexibility with his roster. The Sabres GM needs to use this flexibility to unload some of the...
Larsson Injury Opens Opportunity
January 5th, 2017 The center position was one of the deeper areas on the Buffalo Sabres' roster to begin the season. After a sudden rash of injuries, the position has thinned out. Ryan O’Reilly has missed some time with an appendectomy, but he did return to practice and is expected to get back into the lineup against the Chicago Blackhawks Thursday....
Foligno-Larsson-Gionta Clicking
December 4th, 2016 If the Buffalo Sabres' 2016-17 campaign had to be described in one word, it would be "injuries." The team that many felt had the potential to emerge as one of the strongest in the Atlantic Division has not yet had the opportunity because of injuries side lining a number of their strongest players. An ankle injury to star center Jack...
Zemgus Girgensons' Struggles Continue
October 18th, 2016 The 2015-16 season was a year to forget for Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons. He missed some time with injuries and had a career low in offensive production in his third season. After signing a one-year “prove-it” contract this offseason the 22-year-old hoped to get off to a hot start and have a bounce back 2016-17...
Canadiens Forward Shaw Escapes Discipline… for Now
October 15th, 2016 If you’re a glass-half-full kind of person, Montreal Canadiens forward Andrew Shaw still has yet to be suspended for any amount of regular-season action. Glass-half-empty, on the other hand? He’s been suspended twice during the playoffs, when your actions matter most, not to mention twice in his last few games played. That...
Without Eichel Can Sabres Stay Afloat?
October 14th, 2016 Yikes, not Eich! With just eight minutes remaining in one of its final tune-ups before the start of the regular season and a couple hours before the players were set to greet fans at its annual Kick-Off Luncheon, Wednesday's Sabres practice at KeyBank Center took a turn for the worst. On a seemingly innocent power-play drill in...
