Phil Housley announced about thirty minutes ago that defenseman Lawrence Pilut will officially make his NHL debut tonight in Florida when the Buffalo Sabres visit the Panthers.
Both Jake McCabe and Marco Scandella (placed on injured reserve earlier) will be out of the lineup tonight, clearing the runway for Pilut.
Ok, that’ll be my only Pilut - Pilot pun.
The 22-year-old was signed out of Sweden (SHL) this past summer after winning the defenseman of the year award (Salming Trophy) with HV71 after scoring eight goals and 38 points in 52 games last season.