How Rasmus Dahlin led Sabres back to playoffs in a year of overwhelming personal trauma

Alex Tuch doesn’t remember the exact day, but he was sitting in the Buffalo Sabres’ medical room with a trainer in late November when Rasmus Dahlin walked in. Dahlin exhaled and said, “For the first time in a long time, I’m excited to just play hockey again.”Tuch turned to the trainer with a smile and said, “Uh oh. He’s back.”Advertisement