Rasmus Dahlin Named To NHL 2nd Team All Star Roster

It has been a very, very, very long time since we have said a Buffalo Sabres player's name when mentioning post-season awards, but that changed this week.

Buffalo Sabres Captain Earns Postseason Award

This week it was announced that Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin was named to the NHL All-Star 2nd team. Unlike the All-Star game, where there is a player from each team, the postseason All-Star teams are made up of only ten players. Five on the first team, and five on the second team.

It was the first time that a Buffalo Sabres player was named to the postseason All-Star team. The last time that happened was back in 2010 when the Sabres' goaltender Ryan Miller was named to the first team all-star team.

The winners of these awards are voted on by NHL writers, so it really shows how well respected Dahlin's game is across the league.

NHL Postseason All-Star Teams Announced

Here is a look at the 10 players who were named to the NHL postseason All-Star teams.

First All-Star Team

C – Connor McDavid (EDM)

LW – Jason Robertson (DAL)

RW – Nikita Kucherov (TBL)

D – Zach Werenski (CBJ)

D – Cale Makar (COL)

G – Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL)

Second All-Star Team

C – Nathan MacKinnon (COL)

LW – Cole Caufield (MTL)