Sabres Daily: Kane Back On The Ice; PTO Tracker

Buffalo native Patrick Kane was hampered most of last season with injury issues, which contributed to his worst point total (57 points) in 10 years. The 34-year-old told John Wawrow of the Associated Press that he is back on the ice and ahead of his six-month recovery time after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery in June, and expects to return in the new year, but does not know where.

Patrick Kane tells The AP he's back on the ice and feeling himself again 3 months since hip surgery (from @AP) https://t.co/a7ZM6lS0Nv

— John Wawrow 🤷‍♂️ (@john_wawrow) August 31, 2023

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PTO Tracker

There are four former Sabres on professional tryouts in Nathan Beaulieu, Aaron Dell, Zack Kassian, and Mark Pysyk, but as of Friday 19 players have received invites from NHL clubs. Other names include Jordie Benn (Dallas), Alex Chiasson (Boston), Sam Gagner (Edmonton), Joel Kiviranta (Colorado), Nick Shore (Carolina), and Austin Watson (Tampa Bay).

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