Let’s take things back to the evening of November 4th. Mattias Samuelsson suffered a lower body injury, so the Sabres decided to re-call rookie defenseman Ryan Johnson from Rochester just hours before their game against Toronto. To ease Johnson in the lineup, the Sabres opted to dress 11 forwards and 7 defensemen that game rather than the more traditional 12 forwards and 6 defensemen. This leads to a forced rotation of pairs and lines rather than the evenly split three defense pairs and four forward lines.
⚔️ 11-7 vs. 12-6: Which has been better?
⚔️ 11-7 vs. 12-6: Which has been better?
⚔️ 11-7 vs. 12-6: Which has been better?
Let’s take things back to the evening of November 4th. Mattias Samuelsson suffered a lower body injury, so the Sabres decided to re-call rookie defenseman Ryan Johnson from Rochester just hours before their game against Toronto. To ease Johnson in the lineup, the Sabres opted to dress 11 forwards and 7 defensemen that game rather than the more traditional 12 forwards and 6 defensemen. This leads to a forced rotation of pairs and lines rather than the evenly split three defense pairs and four forward lines.