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Rasmus Dahlin News
Dahlin (undisclosed) is only expected to miss a few days of training camp after sustaining an injury on Wednesday.

Dahlin left practice early on Wednesday with an undisclosed injury but luckily will only be forced to miss a couple of days of training camp after Lindy Ruff announced Thursday he was "doing well". The 24-year-old defenseman surpassed the 20-goal mark for the first time in his career in 2023-24 while also putting up 59 points, 235 SOG and 66 PIMs in 81 games played.

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Dahlin left Wednesday's practice with a middle-body injury.

Just a few minutes into the Sabres' first skate of training camp, Dahlin left with what head coach Lindy Ruff described as a middle-body injury. Dahlin experienced discomfort on a routine pass and did not return after being evaluated by trainers. Ruff did not have an update on Dahlin after the skate.

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Rasmus Dahlin (lower body) will be a game-time decision Saturday vs. Montreal.

Dahlin played 25:22 time-on-ice and scored one goal in the Sabres' Tuesday night contest but suffered a lower-body injury at some point that kept him out of action on Thursday and will make him a game-time decision on Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens. Dahlin has followed up on a breakout 2022-23 campaign with 21 points (6G / 15A) in 26 games. Owen Power has filled as the quarterback on the top powerplay unit in his absence.

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Dahlin (lower-body) is not on the ice for warmups and is not expected to play in Boston on Thursday.

Dahlin missed the Sabres morning skate Wednesday and was announced a game-time decision Thursday vs. Boston. The 23-year-old superstar has been enjoying yet another strong start to his 2023-24 season, with six goals, 21 points, 66 SOG, 20 PIMs and a -10 plus/minus over 26 games prior to his recent injury.

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Rasmus Dahlin (lower body) will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. Boston.

Dahlin missed the Sabres morning skate Wednesday and was announced a game-time decision Thursday vs. Boston. The 23-year-old superstar has been enjoying yet another strong start to his 2023-24 season, with six goals, 21 points, 66 SOG, 20 PIMs and a -10 plus/minus over 26 games prior to his recent injury.

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Rasmus Dahlin (lower body) missed practice Wednesday but will travel on the teams road trip to Boston.

Dahlin left Tuesday's practice early and was absent Wednesday due to a lower-body injury and is considered "banged up" for the time being but will travel with the team on their upcoming road trip to Boston. The 23-year-old superstar defensemen is on pace for yet another strong statistical season, with his six goals, 15 assists, 66 SOG, 20 PIMs and -10 plus/minus in 26 games played.

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The Sabres signed Rasmus Dahlin to an eight-year contract extension worth $88.0 million ($11.0M AAV).

Buffalo has locked up one of the league's premiere defensemen with a huge eight-year contract extension. The first overall pick from the 2018 NHL Entry Draft had a breakout season last year, scoring 73 points (15G / 58A) in 78 games. Look for Dahlin to build on those totals as the star defenseman is, once again, expected to compete for the Norris Trophy.

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Rasmus Dahlin is taking warmups for the Sabres and will play Monday after being a game-time decision (upper-body).

Dahlin has 14 goals, 49 assists, 170 SOG, 82 PIMs and a +19 plus/minus through 61 games played this season but will play Monday vs. Toronto. The 22-year-old is in the midst of a career having set personal records in goals, assists, PIMs, and PPP already this season.

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Rasmus Dahlin is still considered day-to-day and will not play Thursday in Boston (undisclosed).

Dahlin missed the Sabres' previous two games due to an undisclosed injury and will miss Thursday as well as he is still considered out day-to-day. The 22-year-old has been enjoying a true breakout campaign, with 14 goals, 48 assists, 161 SOG, 72 PIMs and a +23 plus/minus through 56 games played prior to his injury.

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Rasmus Dahlin is still day-to-day and will miss Tuesday vs. Florida (undisclosed)

Dahlin missed the Sabres' previous game due to an undisclosed injury and will miss Tuesday as well as he is still considered out day-to-day. The 22-year-old has been enjoying a true breakout campaign, with 14 goals, 48 assists, 161 SOG, 72 PIMs and a +23 plus/minus through 56 games played prior to his injury.

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Rasmus Dahlin will be back in the Sabres' lineup Tuesday (upper body)

Dahlin missed the Sabres' previous game due to an upper-body injury as Buffalo fell to Tampa Bay 5-3 in his absence. The 22-year-old has been enjoying a breakout season, ranking second in the NHL among defensemen in goals (7) and points (15) while alost being tied for fourth with a +10 plus/minus rating.

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Rasmus Dahlin has a chance to play Tuesday vs. Arizona (upper-body).

Dahlin missed Buffalo's previous game due to an upper-body injury and has a chance to draw back into the Sabres' lineup Tuesday. The fewer games he misses the better as Dahlin is having an incredible breakout season, ranking second among NHL defensemen in both goals (7) and points (15).

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