Buffalo Sabres defenceman Rasmus Dahlin organizes week-long summer camp, including icetime, a gym, hotel rooms and off-ice bonding outings
Rasmus Dahlin was so determined to not spend another lengthy off-season working out alone in his native Sweden that the Buffalo defenceman invited his teammates to attend an informal week-long mini-camp and bonding session near the Swiss Alps in July.
Most importantly, the eight Sabres in attendance – six Europeans, with defencemen Owen Power and Mattias Samuelsson travelling from North America – enjoyed an opportunity to connect amid the wondrous scenery of Lausanne without the distractions that arise once the season opens.Of significance, the get-together represented the latest step in Dahlin’s evolution as the Sabres’ leader, coupled with the seventh-year player’s urgency to end what’s become an NHL-record 13-year playoff drought.
The Sabres opened training camp on Wednesday under a tight schedule. They played two pre-season games in Buffalo before travelling to Europe, where they will play an exhibition game against German professional team Red Bull in Munich on Friday. They then head to the Czech Republic to open the season playing two games against New Jersey in Prague on Oct. 4-5.
“For Ras to be able to do that, show how big of a leader he is, and he’s not doing it for show, he’s doing it because he wants to help guys,” said Alex Tuch, who was unable to partake in Dahlin’s camp owing to family reasons. “It’s easy to follow a guy like that with so much compete and battle in him. It’s incredible. It make everyone’s else’s life around him easier.
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