Sabres Links: Kane had run-in with teammates, Foligno close to return, competition for 2018 WJC

Sabres Links

• Jake Allen shutout the Sabres in the Blues‘ 3-0 victory [Sabres.com]
• Marcus Foligno is close to returning to the Sabres lineup [Buffalo Hockey Beat]
• Buffalo is joined by cities like Detroit, Phoenix, Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh as teams interested in hosting the 2018 World Junior Tournament [USA Today]
• Ken Hitchcock praised the Sabres prospect core [Buffalo News]
• Red Berenson, an assistant with the Sabres for two seasons, is the focus of this week’s Throwback Thursday [Sabres.com]

Around The League

• More news came out involving the Evander Kane situation yesterday. Not only did he wear a track suit to the game, he also had a bit of a conflict with his teammates, which included Dustin Byfuglien throwing his clothes into the showers. [Sportsnet]
• Ryan Getzlaf is day-to-day with a lower-body injury [The Hockey News]
• The Penguins and Christian Ehrhoff have decided to wait until the end of the season for contract talks [The Fourth Period]