Sabres Links: Ristolainen concussed, Zadorov makes Russian camp, Flynn plays clean
One of the Sabres young defensemen is out after a dirty play, while another is off to show off his skills for the Russian coaches.
Sabres Links
- Rasmus Ristolainen is out for this week's game in Rochester after being suckerpunched by Lake Erie forward Mitchell Heard [Rochester Democrat & Chronicle]
- Brian Flynn discusses how it took him so long to get his first penalty [Buffalo Hockey Beat]
- Nikita Zadorov invited to Russia's World Junior Camp [SabreNoise]
- This week's Second Take defends having Steve Ott as the Sabres captain [Buffalo Wins]
Around The League
- Alex Burrows is out indefinitely with a broken jaw [TSN]
- Sergei Bobrovsky leaves game with injury [Pro Hockey Talk]
- Ryan Malone out 3-4 weeks [Tampa Bay Times]
- Marec Mazanec named NHL rookie of the month [On The Forecheck]
- The Edmonton Oilers will be moving to the soon-to-be-build Rogers Place in 2016 [RogersPlace.com]
- Ilya Kovalchuk happier in the KHL than the NHL [NJ.com]