Pierre LeBrun: Escrow for the first quarter of the year is set at 11.5 percent for NHL players.
On the Buffalo Sabres …
John Vogl of the Buffalo News: Defenseman Marco Scandella played over 21 minutes in their season opener and was able to practice on Friday. He had regular maintenance days during camp and didn’t play in a preseason game.
“It’s a great sign,” the defenseman said in KeyBank Center. “We waited until I was 100 percent ready to play, so we didn’t take any chances.