‘“Just in the plan,” Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said on a Zoom call prior to the game. “We had mentioned preseason that we want to keep the taxi-squad players active and we need to watch the load on some of the other players. Dylan is one of them, so he has an opportunity to take a breath and watch the game. Casey has been outstanding in his work so far since the first of January. We need to get him involved, too, so we get a read. So it’s a combination of events.”’