Sabres Links: Baptiste cut by Canada, Hodgson still struggling, Blue Jackets acquire Morin
With the Sabres decision to keep Zadorov and Canada cutting Baptiste yesterday the Sabres will have at most seven players in the World Junior tournament.
Sabres Links
- Nick Baptiste was surprisingly cut from team Canada yesterday [Sabres Prospects]
- Even with a goal in the Sabres last game, Cody Hodgson is still struggling [The Hockey News]
- NHL.com asked what Sam Reinhart would be bringing to team Canada. His brother Griffin Reinhart answered [Twitter]
Around The League
- The Blackhawks traded Jeremy Morin to the Blue Jackets for Tim Erixon [TSN]
- The Rangers' Derick Brassard is the latest player to be diagnosed with the mumps [Pro Hockey Talk]
- The Sidney Crosby situation is the latest that hurts the Penguins credibility [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
- Tomas Vokoun is retiring according to Czech reporter Zdenek Janda [Twitter]
- The main man behind the Las Vegas expansion group says he likes the name "Black Knights" for the team [Pro Hockey Talk]