Sabres are 'finally' playoff contenders and they're buyers instead of sellers at NHL trade deadline

Rasmus Dahlin doesn’t recall being this excited on NHL trade deadline day. Having endured only losing during his previous seven seasons in Buffalo, the Sabres captain was practically giddy — “I’m fired up,” he said after practice Friday — about the team adding rather than unloading talent to what’s become a bona fide playoff contender. Buffalo entered the day tied with Tampa Bay atop the Atlantic Division standings and added depth to strengthen its playoff run.

By JOHN WAWROW