Teppo May Return!

The Buffalo News has an article that thrilled my son…Teppo Numminen is in talks to return to the Sabres. Numminen missed all but one game last year after a heart valve condition had to be repaired during training camp. Interesting thoughts from Ottawa coach John Paddock (who coached Teppo in the past):

Former Ottawa coach John Paddock, who coached Numminen when they were in Winnipeg, said he felt the loss of the veteran defenseman actually damaged the Sabres more than the losses of Daniel Briere and Chris Drury to free agency.

It actually makes sense…the Sabres still scored their goals but struggled at keeping opponents out of their end and clearing the puck once it was in. Thomas is watching with interest.