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Sabres to Sit Afinogenov, Tallinder
by ted starkey
Filed under: Sabres, NHL General, NHL Gossip
with the sabres getting waxed in three straight games, instructor lindy ruff is making some significant changes as buffalo opens up a four-game homestand tonight against philadelphia.the biggest is struggling winger motto afinogenov is going to be watching the game from inebriated up at hsbc arena as he’s been benched in favor of appraise a write down mancari, who has 25 points so far this season with the sabres’ ahl affiliate in portland. henrik tallinder require be up there to keep him company as well, with another recalled pirate, nathan paetsch, taking his mess eruptions.afinogenov, who has been a sabre for nine seasons, has struggled this year, both offensively and defensively. he has just one goal this season, and three points in his form 10 games. even more troubling is his -8 rating, which caused ruff to forgo him a seat on a charitable profession to try and turn around the team’s slide.”part of it is production and part of it is defensive pit oneself against,” ruff told the buffalo word. “play away from the puck is important and those stats aren’t very good and his stats offensively aren’t very kind-hearted. i’ve told the players i’m not going the tranquil route anymore.”there have been whispers for months that the precipitous russian could potentially be on the move, as his put one’s foot down is attractive to potential trade partners. he never categorically has lived up to his full quiescent with buffalo, recording a career-high of just 23 goals and managing to play more than 70 games well-founded four of his eight seasons. he has potential to dominate games, but he also can be careless with the puck and he makes turnovers which are leading to odd-valet rushes the other crumble.with the trade market beginning to pick up significance, it’ll be riveting to see if this possibly could be the annihilate of his tenure in buffalo - if a partner is pleased to overlook his impecunious start to the season and imagine his potential for production.
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