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Lukas Rousek - Sent down to AHL Rousek was assigned to AHL Rochester on Friday, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

Impact Rousek has only played six games for the Sabres this season and hasn't recorded a point. It is likely the 24-year-old won't get recalled by the big club and spend the rest of the season with Rochester. He will look to sharpen his game in the AHL for the rest of the season.

MARCH 8 • ROTOWIRE

Oilers aim to get back on winning track vs. struggling Sabres The Edmonton Oilers will look to get back in the win column when they travel to Buffalo to battle the Sabres in the first of two meetings be...

MARCH 8 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Ryan Johnson - Assigned to Rochester Johnson was assigned to the AHL on Friday, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

Impact Johnson will be back up with the big club soon, but in order to be eligible for the AHL playoffs he needed to be sent down to Rochester. The 22-year-old has played 41 games for the Sabres this season and has recorded seven assists. He will look to sharpen his game with the big club for the rest of the year as the Sabres most likely won't make the playoffs.

MARCH 8 • ROTOWIRE

Panthers acquire Kyle Okposo from Sabres The Florida Panthers acquired Sabres captain Kyle Okposo from Buffalo on Friday.The Sabres, in turn, will receive defenseman Calle Sjalin an...

MARCH 8 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Okposo traded to Panthers by Sabres | NHL.com Defenseman Sjalin, conditional pick sent to Buffalo for forward, pending unrestricted free agent

MARCH 8 • NHL.COM

Calle Sjalin - Dealt to Buffalo The Sabres acquired Sjalin and a conditional 2024 seventh-round pick from Florida, in exchange for Kyle Okposo.

Impact Sjalin is in his second year at the AHL level, after playing parts of three seasons with Leksands IF of the SHL. He had three assists in 22 games with AHL Charlotte before the trade. Expect the defenseman to line up with AHL Rochester the rest of the season.

MARCH 8 • ROTOWIRE

Nashville visits Columbus after Forsberg's hat trick

The Nashville Predators visit the Columbus Blue Jackets after Filip Forsberg recorded a hat trick in the Predators' 4-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres

MARCH 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sabres take losing streak into game against the Oilers

The Buffalo Sabres look to end a three-game slide when they play the Edmonton Oilers

MARCH 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eric Comrie - Falls to Nashville Comrie allowed four goals on 24 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Predators on Thursday.

Impact Comrie surrendered a pair of goals in the first period and two more Filip Forsberg tallies in the third as he took the loss in his first appearance since Feb. 15. The 28-year-old Comrie has been used sparingly behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen -- Thursday's start was just his second in Buffalo's last 27 games. Comrie falls to 1-7-0 with an ugly .864 save percentage and 3.91 GAA this season.

MARCH 8 • ROTOWIRE

Bowen Byram - Goal, assist in Sabres debut Byram tallied a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Predators.

Impact Byram made quite an impression in his first game since he was traded from Colorado. The 22-year-old blueliner got Buffalo on the board 4:23 into the first period, beating Juuse Saros with a wrister from the circle, before adding an assist on Owen Power's tally in the third. Byram recorded eight goals and 20 points in 55 games with the Avalanche this season. He totaled 24:58 of ice time alongside Rasmus Dahlin on the Sabres top pairing in his debut.

MARCH 8 • ROTOWIRE

Forsberg has hat trick, Predators defeat Sabres to push point streak to 10 | NHL.com Nyquist gets 3 points for Nashville; Byram has goal, assist in Buffalo debut

MARCH 8 • NHL.COM

Filip Forsberg's hat trick sends Predators past Sabres Filip Forsberg recorded a hat trick to help the Nashville Predators post a 4-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.Luke Evan...

MARCH 8 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

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MARCH 8 • YOUTUBE

Forsberg's hat trick leads Predators over Sabres 4-2

Filip Forsberg scored three goals for his ninth career hat trick to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres

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Bowen Byram Scores On His First Touch With The Buffalo Sabres

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Tage Thompson - Not playing Thursday Thompson (upper body) will not play Thursday versus the Predators.

Impact Thompson has gone without a point over the last three games, but he hasn't shown any obvious signs of playing through an injury. With Thompson sidelined, Lukas Rousek is expected to draw into the lineup.

MARCH 8 • ROTOWIRE

"It's Nice To Have Him In Here" | Don Granato On Newly Acquired Player Bowen Byram

MARCH 8 • YOUTUBE

Eric Comrie - In goal versus Predators Comrie will protect the road goal versus the Predators on Thursday, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.

Impact Comrie will play for the first time since Feb. 15, when he gave up three goals on 29 shots against the Panthers. It's been the Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen show ever since, leaving Comrie as a little-used backup. This game is the second half of a back-to-back on the road for the Sabres. The Predators saw their eight-game winning streak snapped a 4-3 overtime loss to the Canadiens on Tuesday.

MARCH 7 • ROTOWIRE

Erik Johnson - Won't return Thursday Johnson (illness) won't return for Thursday's game against Nashville, according to Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.

Impact Johnson has three goals, 24 PIM, 93 hits and 68 blocks in 50 appearances with Buffalo this season. This will be his fifth consecutive contest on the shelf. Johnson might serve on the third pairing once he's healthy.

MARCH 7 • ROTOWIRE

"Bo Is An Unbelievable Guy" | Peyton Krebs After Trade For Bowen Byram

MARCH 7 • YOUTUBE

"We're Getting A Really Good Player in Return" | Dylan Cozens After Trade With Colorado

MARCH 7 • YOUTUBE

Victor Olofsson - Lights lamp in return Olofsson scored his fifth goal of the season in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.

Impact Returning to the lineup for the first time since Feb. 15, Olofsson wired a shot over Ilya Samsonov's glove on the rush in the second period. The 28-year-old winger had missed the prior nine games with an illness, but he was having trouble staying out of the press box even before that. Olofsson's suited up for only 36 games this season, mainly skating in a bottom-six role and managing just 13 points, but the Casey Mittelstadt trade could at least open up a consistent spot for him now that he's healthy.

MARCH 7 • ROTOWIRE

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen - Another tough loss Wednesday Luukkonen made 25 saves in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.

Impact Both goals were scored in similar fashion, as the Sabres' defense left someone alone behind Luukkonen's net to find one of Toronto's Core Four in the slot for a quick strike -- William Nylander in the second period, and Auston Matthews in OT. Luukkonen has allowed three goals or less in eight straight starts, going 5-2-1 over that stretch, and since the beginning of January the 24-year-old netminder has produced an eye-popping 1.90 GAA and .931 save percentage in 21 outings.

MARCH 7 • ROTOWIRE

Maple Leafs in action against the Bruins following overtime victory

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Boston Bruins after the Maple Leafs took down the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in overtime

MARCH 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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