Here’s what we learned from Ruff’s first practice of camp.

All-Star defenseman Rasmus Dahlin has resumed practicing with the Sabres after missing most of the first week of preseason with a mid-body injury. Dahlin’s return wearing a non-contact jersey in practice Tuesday gives the Sabres a healthy roster of 27 players traveling overseas to play an exhibition game Friday in Munich,

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin returned to practice on Tuesday in a non-contact uniform, but did everything as normal during the session."I was very, very, very happy to be back on the ice," said Dahlin following Tuesday's practice in Buffalo.

New head coach Lindy Ruff has been impressed with what the 19-year-old brings to the ice through three training camp practices.

Ruff and his new team wasted no time attacking Wednesday's practice. With a preseason game just three days away and a trip to Europe next week, the Sabres have to make the most of their time together.

Rasmus Dahlin was so determined to not spend another lengthy offseason working out alone in his native Sweden that the Buffalo defenseman invited his teammates to attend an informal weeklong minicamp and bonding session near the Swiss Alps in July.

The Buffalo Sabres are ignominiously in the middle of the longest playoffs drought in NHL history, and their offseason activity shows that they are plainly aware of that fact. General manager Kevyn Ad