BUFFALO – Goalie Felix Sandstrom was relaxing with his girlfriend poolside Tuesday at his hotel in Fort Lauderdale, enjoying some sunshine during the AHL All-Star break, when his phone rang. The Sabres, having lost Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to a minor injury, needed him to get to KeyBank Center in a hurry.
Suddenly, his vacation in Florida was over.
Sandstrom had to travel about 1,300 miles to Buffalo to back up goalie James Reimer that night against ... Read the full article