BUFFALO \u2014 Rasmus Dahlin scrunched his eyebrows, appearing genuinely baffled by the question.<\/p>\n
“What’s pest?” the Buffalo Sabres captain asked, repeating the label the defenseman has suddenly attracted following his involvement in two recent on-ice scuffles.<\/p>\n
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