BUFFALO – The days and weeks after Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson underwent season-ending right shoulder surgery took a mental toll on him. He wore a sling for six weeks, forcing him to use just his left arm.
An early trade deadline winner is far and away the Buffalo Sabres. They traded away Kyle Okposo to go chase a Stanley Cup in Flordia, and flipped defenceman Erik Johnson to the Philadelphia Flyers.
The buzzing phone. The eruption of text messages. The interrupted nap. At this time of year, that’s a fairly familiar sequence of events for an NHL hockey player.
In the middle of the pack of man games lost to injury throughout the 2023-24 regular season, Buffalo has seemingly dealt with a consistent slate of injuries for much of the year.
Sunday afternoon, it was revealed that Buffalo Sabres’ defenseman Mattias Samuelsson will miss the remainder of the season with an upper-body injury that will require surgery.
Buffalo Sabres’ defenseman Mattias Samuelsson is out for the remainder of the season. He will undergo surgery to heal the upper-body injury that already caused him to miss the last two games.
Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson requires surgery to repair an upper-body injury and will miss the rest of the 2023-24 campaign as a result, the team announced Sunday.
BUFFALO – By Saturday, the Sabres could have all of their injured players back in the lineup. Center Dylan Cozens, winger Jeff Skinner and Mattias Samuelsson, all of whom are day to day with upper-body injuries, will miss tonight’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks at KeyBank Center.
The Buffalo Sabres announced that defenseman Mattias Samuelsson would not return to today’s matinee game against the Vancouver Canucks. Samuelsson took an elbow to the head from Canucks defenseman Filip Hronek.
Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato announced that forward Alex Tuch and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson are good to go for tonight’s matchup against the Colorado Avalanche.
BUFFALO – Sabres winger Alex Tuch called it “weirdly good timing.” While being away from the team was difficult, the hamstring injury he suffered allowed him to spend more time with his wife, Kylie, as they prepared for the birth of their son.
The Buffalo Sabres found themselves banged up last week following their 5-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, losing two primary players. Last week, Mattias Samuelsson went down early in the Buffalo Sabres loss to the Philadelphia Flyers with a lower-body injury and ended up on injured reserve.
Mattias Samuelsson’s lower-body injury from last night’s game against Philadelphia will keep him out for at least a week as he has been placed on injured reserve.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson will not return to tonight’s contest against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Sabres announced via social media that Samuelsson will be out with a lower-body injury.
One of the keys to the Buffalo Sabres’ success this season is Mattias Samuelsson. In only his fourth season, the 23-year-old defenseman will be the glue that holds the Sabres’ defense together.
Daily Faceoff: Buffalo Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson left last night’s game with an upper-body injury. Joe Yerdon: Sabres coach Don Granato didn’t seem that concerned about Samuelsson and said he’s day-to-day.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson left Tuesday night’s game with an upper-body injury.
According to Heather Engel of NHL.com, the Buffalo Sabres are making substantial efforts to secure the futures of their star defensemen, Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power, through long-term contract extensions.
Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres were not really a team to write home about in the 2022-23 season, but due to this, one player on their roster stood out with how well he played.
Mike Harrington: Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato said that they shut Mattias Samuelsson down for the season yesterday, missing their final two games. Granato said that he had been pushing through an injury trying to help get them into the playoffs.
While he has only been with the Buffalo Sabres for a short period of time, Mattias Samuelssons’ impact on the team cannot be questioned. The former second-round pick has become one of the more impressive and important players throughout the organization.
Andy Greene to retire a Devil Ryan Novozinsky: The New Jersey Devils have signed defenseman Andy Greene to a one-day contract and he’ll retire a Devil.
Captain Kyle Okposo will be on the ice Thursday night when the Buffalo Sabres opener their season against the visiting Ottawa Senators.
Mattias Samuelsson has signed a $30M extension that will kick in for the 2023-24 season.
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