Rasmus Dahlin : “I never said I wanted to leave Buffalo”

I don’t think it’s debatable to say that it’s been tough in Buffalo for a long time.

The Sabres are simply unable to have success, after all. Their last playoff appearance dates back to the spring of 2011 and as of this writing, the team is ranked 29th in the NHL’s overall standings.

Not super, you know…

In the context of things going poorly, Paul Bissonnette said today on his podcast (Spittin’ Chiclets) that Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin is looking to leave the organization.

The news spread fairly quickly and the player in question was asked about it by journalists today in Buffalo.

Dahlin’s response? You be the judge:

I don’t know what he’s talking about. I never said I wanted to leave here. I’m not happy with the current situation, I don’t want to lose. We need to improve.

But I never said I wanted to leave here; I thought that was clear… – Rasmus Dahlin

Directly from our captain.

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— Buffalo Sabres (@sabres.com) March 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM

Dahlin wasn’t about to say otherwise.

He wears the “C” on his jersey, after all… And it would have looked bad for him to openly say that he’s tired of playing there right now.

Imagine if Nick Suzuki said he wanted to leave the Canadiens in front of journalists in Montreal?

That would be chaos in the city!

But at the same time, it’s worth remembering that the guys from Spittin’ Chiclets were the ones who revealed information about Mike Babcock in September 2023.

Many questioned the validity of that information… and a few days later, we saw Babcock lose his job in Columbus due to his behavior with his players.

The guys from Spittin’ Chiclets were right, so…

Right now, it’s impossible to know who’s telling the truth. However, it would be normal to think that Dahlin wants to go elsewhere to win because he’s wasting good years of his career in a team that’s going nowhere – and has a long way to go before consistently winning again.

This file will be one to watch this summer, to say the least.

In rapid fire

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– Sad news for Tiger.

Tiger Woods announced on social media that he ruptured his Achilles.

Woods says he underwent surgery Tuesday.

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— The Athletic (@theathletic.bsky.social) March 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM

– Filip Mesar and Noel Hoefenmayer practiced with the Rocket today. [RDS]