Sabres Links: Nolan contract reportedly done, Girgensons returns, Sabres to retire Hasek’s number

Ted Nolan and the Sabres have reportedly come to an agreement according to Nick Kypreos [Sportsnet]
Zemgus Girgensons set to return, Sabres being careful about Ville Leino [Buffalo Hockey Beat]
The Sabres announced today that they will retire Dominik Hasek’s #39 next season [Sabres.com]
Hasek talked to the media yesterday after he got into town for tonight’s Sabres Hall of Fame ceremony [Sabres TV]
The Americans lost to Toronto, dropping their ninth straight [Amerks.com]
Prospect Report: The season ends for four Sabres prospects, including Mikhail Grigorenko [Sabres Prospects]

Maple Leafs lose their seventh straight, this time to Philadelphia [TSN]
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, who lost their entire team in a tragic 2011 plane crash, is having a stunning fairy tale KHL playoff run [Yahoo!]
Roberto Luongo will not play tonight after leaving his last game with an upper-body injury [NHL.com]
Rangers forward Chris Kreider is out indefinitely after a hand surgery [New York Post]

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