The Buffalo Sabres were back at full strength for practice at LECOM Harborcenter on Friday, their final tune-up before returning to game action against the New York Rangers on Saturday evening. Rasmus Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju were back on the ice after both defensemen played three games at the 4 Nations Face-Off – as was Tage Thompson,

Henri Jokiharju's game-winning goal completed a 3rd-period comeback.

Henri Jokiharju delivered a perfectly placed shot to the near-side corner for the game-winning goal in the Buffalo Sabres’ comeback victory over Anaheim on Tuesday – and he got some help from Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal,

With the Florida Panthers looking for a right-handed defenseman, they should look into trading for Buffalo Sabres defenseman Henri Jokiharju.

The Sabres have a lot to fix. Jason Zucker, Jordan Greenway and Henri Jokiharju are the pending unrestricted free agents who could be sold off before March 7. But the Sabres are also getting calls on Dylan Cozens,

The Buffalo Sabres currently sport a 22-27-5 record and are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. With this, it is possible that they could end up trading some of their pending unrestricted free agents before the NHL Trade Deadline passes.

Sabres GM Kevyn Adams has less than two weeks to make a decision on the team's players with expiring contracts.

Lindy Ruff had planned to utilize an emergency backup goalie opposite James Reimer for Wednesday’s practice at KeyBank Center, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen scheduled to join the team along with fellow 4 Nations Face-Off participants Rasmus Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju later this week.