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— Buffalo Sabres forward Scott Wilson will miss eight to 10 weeks after having
surgery for a broken ankle.The Sabres provided the update Monday, a day after
Wilson was hurt in practice. Wilson played a dependable checking-line role and
had six goals and 14 points in 49 games after the Sabres acquired him in a trade
with Detroit in December.Buffalo also announced forward Alexander Nylander was
one of three players assigned to its American Hockey League affiliate in
Rochester. The demotion is the latest setback for the Sabres’ 2016 first-round
draft pick, who has appeared in just seven NHL games.Also sent to Rochester were
defensemen Brendan Guhle and Brandon Hickey.Buffalo also acquired defenseman
Jack Dougherty in a trade that sent forward Nicholas Baptiste to the Nashville
Predators.Dougherty was selected in the second round of the 2014 draft and has
spent the past two-plus seasons in the minors where he has three goals and 26
points in 141 games. He’s reunited with Sabres second-year coach Phil Housley,
who previously coached the Predators defensemen.Baptiste was traded a day after
he cleared waivers and assigned to the minors. He was Buffalo’s second-round
pick in the 2013 draft and has seven goals and 10 points in 47 NHL games over
the past two seasons.Buffalo opens the season hosting the Boston Bruins on
Thursday. SEA ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Seattle is one step away from landing an NHL
franchise.Team and city executives have already secured more than 30,000
season-ticket deposits, got an arena plan passed through local government and
wowed the executive committee of owners. It all pays off Tuesday when the NHL
Board of Governors is expected to approve Seattle as the home of the league’s
32nd franchise.“Seattle’s one of the fastest-growing cities in the
country
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