Sabres Links: Buffalo gets two world championships, Murray looking for best player available, Blackhawks stay alive
The HARBORcenter has brought Buffalo two more events and with less than a month to go the draft speculation continues. If Aaron Ekblad is available at two, will the Sabres draft him?
Sabres Links
- Buffalo will host the 2015 Under-18 Women's World Championships and the 2015 Sledge Hockey World Championships [Sabres.com]
- Tim Murray reiterates that the Sabres have many holes and would like to take the best player available [The Hockey News]
- Sabres equipment manager Rip Simonick inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame [WGR 550]/
Around The League
- Michal Handzus is the hero in double overtime to keep the Blackhawks hopes alive [NHL.com]
- Rangers defenseman John Moore was suspended two games for his hit on Dale Weise [TSN]
- Brad Richards has been a big part of the Rangers playoff run, but buy-out rumors are still floating around [Globe and Mail]
- Oilers defenseman Philip Larsen became the third Edmonton player to head to the KHL yesterday [Pro Hockey Talk]