The Buffalo Sabres were back at full strength for practice at LECOM Harborcenter on Friday, their final tune-up before returning to game action against the New York Rangers on Saturday evening. Rasmus Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju were back on the ice after both defensemen played three games at the 4 Nations Face-Off – as was Tage Thompson,

Henri Jokiharju delivered a perfectly placed shot to the near-side corner for the game-winning goal in the Buffalo Sabres’ comeback victory over Anaheim on Tuesday – and he got some help from Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal,

Henri Jokiharju's game-winning goal completed a 3rd-period comeback.

The Sabres have a lot to fix. Jason Zucker, Jordan Greenway and Henri Jokiharju are the pending unrestricted free agents who could be sold off before March 7. But the Sabres are also getting calls on Dylan Cozens,

Lindy Ruff had planned to utilize an emergency backup goalie opposite James Reimer for Wednesday’s practice at KeyBank Center, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen scheduled to join the team along with fellow 4 Nations Face-Off participants Rasmus Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju later this week.

The Buffalo winger doesn’t pay attention to trade rumors, even those involving his name, and doesn’t use social media.

The Sabres need to move pieces at the NHL trade deadline and have very distinct dream and nightmare scenarios.

Sabres GM Kevyn Adams has less than two weeks to make a decision on the team's players with expiring contracts.