DALLAS - Like the rest of the hockey world, Jason Botterill was already high on Rasmus Dahlin the player before the defenseman arrived in Buffalo for the NHL Scouting Combine earlier this month. What he learned about Rasmus Dahlin the person during their interview at the combine left him just as impressed.
Botterill came away from that meeting impressed by Dahlin's humility and ability to critically assess his own play. Dahlin broke down the ways he could still improve - forecheck reads, battle levels, off-ice habits, adapting to North American ice - leaving the Sabres' general manager with the sense that Dahlin is a true student of the game.