Sabres Links: Baptiste nets hat trick, ROR and Canada start strong, USA shut out

Sabres Links

• Nicholas Baptiste recorded a hat trick, but the Sabres fell 6-3 to the Devils at the Prospects Challenge [Sabres.com]
• Here's some of John Vogl's takeaways from the game [Buffalo News]
• Ryan O'Reilly and the Canadians started the World Cup of Hockey with a 6-0 drubbing of the Czechs [TSN]
• The Sabres prospects tournament is an ideal start for the Americans [Buffalo News]
• Eric Cornel eager to seize a key spot in the Sabres organization [Buffalo News]
• Giorgio Estephan quietly one of the Sabres' top prospects [Buffalo Hockey Beat]
• Austin Osmanski is ready for the next step with the Sabres [Buffalo News]
• Team USA was shut out by Europe in the opener [NHL.com]
• Hamilton: Alex Nylander is ready to show his stuff [WGR 550]