Samuelsson has missed the last 13 games with a knee injury that he suffered in Vancouver on October 22nd. Samuelsson was Rasmus Dahlin's primary D partner before getting hurt and was skating with him in Monday's practice. The 22-year-old defenseman has no points, a plus-6 rating and seven SOG in five games this season.
Samuelsson went down awkwardly in a collision with Curtis Lazar on Saturday and is expected to miss a few weeks. This is probably the best-case scenario because it looked like the injury may have been serious when it first happened. Owen Power and Ilya Lyubushkin have been skating with Rasmus Dahlin since Samuelsson got hurt.
Samuelsson gets a huge extension despite only appearing in 52 NHL games over the last two seasons. The 2018 No.32 overall pick had 10 assists in 42 games last season and projects to be a huge part of the Sabres' blueline this season, skating with Rasmussen Dahlin at 5v5.
Samuelsson has not been ruled out of Wednesday's game but is not expected to be available vs. the Jets. Mark Pysyk is expected to draw back into the lineup to replace Samuelsson.
The Sabres continue to rotate defensemen each game, with Samuelsson replacing Robert Hagg on Saturday. Samuelsson has no points in 11 games with the Sabres.
The Sabres have been rotating defensemen as of late and Samuelsson will be the latest one to sit. Robert Hagg will draw back into the lineup to replace him.
Samuelsson has scored two goals with 13 assists (15 points) in 20 AHL games this season. Monday will be his season debut but has appeared in 12 NHL games since being drafted in the second round in 2018.
Samuelsson was selected No.32 overall in 2018 and the 20-year-old defenseman tallied 14 points (2G / 12A) in 30 games at Western Michigan University in 2020. Samuelsson also represented the USA at the World Juniors for the second straight year but has failed to record a point in those 12 international games.
