‘The playoff chances for the Sabres, Ottawa Senators and perhaps even the Detroit Red Wings grew in recent days and that had nothing to do with what’s up in their respective camps. The news that Vasilevskiy had microdiscectomy to address a lumbar disk herniation in his back and will miss the first two months of the season is serious trouble for Tampa and boosts hopes elsewhere in the Atlantic Division.’
Inside the NHL: Andrei Vasilevskiy's back surgery opens Atlantic window wider for Sabres, Senators
Source: Buffalo News