Within the next few days, we should know whether or not the Buffalo Sabres are going to loan forward Alexander Nylander to play for Team Sweden in the IIHF World Junior Championships. The tournament begins December 26, so a decision has to come very soon, one way or another.
The most recent word from the team came on December 15 in an article by John Vogl of The Buffalo News. His piece said the team was still discussing whether or not to loan him. In it, Sabres GM Jason Botterill was quoted as saying the team still has "discussions with Team Sweden throughout," and that Sweden had been "very accommodating.