‘Thomas Chabot led everybody with 30:41 of ice-time, but Buffalo’s leader was a surprise. In just his second NHL game this season, Mattias Samuelsson was fantastic. The 21-year-old led the Sabres in ice-time with 22:01 of work. Granato said, “There’s good reason to put trust in him, you see his size and strength and athleticism and he’s an intelligent player that makes good reads and makes the game look simple, but Mattias did a very nice job and we have no problem putting him out there plus he’s such an efficient skater too.”‘