BUFFALO – Without his gritty, sandpaper style, Nick Deslauriers morphs from a strong fourth-line winger into a journeyman the Sabres are willing to scratch.
Sure, the popular 24-year-old possesses a strong shot, chips in the odd goal and even occasionally earns fill-in duty on a scoring line.
But physicality, something Deslauriers’ game has been lacking recently, is his bread and butter.
So on Thursday following the pregame warm-up in Florida, Sabres coach Dan Bylsma told ... Read the full article