Why Rasmus Dahlin is leaving the Sabres temporarily originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Buffalo Sabres are going to have to play for a while without star defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres should have been in an advantageous position against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. The Blues were on the second half of a back-to-back, fresh off a lopsided 6-1 loss in Washington on Wednesday night. They also came into this game slumping hard with a 2-6-2 record in their previous 10 games.