BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — It appears Johan Larsson has played his last game with the Buffalo Sabres. On Tuesday, Magnus Wahlman, a radio commentator in Sweden, tweeted that Larsson is leaving the NHL and plans to return to the SHL to play for Brynäs IF.
Johan Larsson lämnar NHL och återvänder till @Brynas
— Magnus Wahlman (@magnus_wahlman) May 14, 2019
Enligt uppgifter till @Radiosporten här i VM staden Bratislava vill Larsson flytta hem och spela för klubben han vann SM guld med 2012
Larsson, 26, played in 73 games for the Sabres last season scoring six goals and adding eight assists [14 points]. Acquired from the Minnesota Wild in 2013, Larsson appeared in 330 games with the Sabres over the last six seasons tallying 79 points [32G,47A].
Larsson was set to become a restricted free agent on July 1. Last season with the Sabres, Larsson had a $1.55M salary [$1.475 cap hit].
I'm sure #Sabres fans will love this. Johan Larsson's teammates really wanted him to lead the post-practice stretch. He wouldn't budge. Once again Jeff Skinner stepped up for his team @WKBW pic.twitter.com/toXkFu96kj
— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) November 26, 2018
