‘”I think just the initial shock of everything was the biggest emotion I felt and we felt,” Staal said on Friday in his first Zoom conference call as a member of the Sabres. “It’s been a great fit here in Minnesota for me and for my family. We really integrated well, not only on the rink for me, but my kids and my wife. To me, that’s my most important thing. So when you get that news pretty much out of the blue, it kind of throws you through a little bit of a loop, but we’ve been able to process here a little bit more over the last two days or so. We’ve still got a lot to sort out and figure out, but it’s something that is a change, and we can adapt to change and we can move forward. That’s what we’re going to do, and we’re excited for the opportunity and the challenge that’s ahead.”‘