Dahlin responds to report that he has demanded a trade out of Buffalo

UPDATE: Dahlin has responded to Bissonnette's report saying there's no truth to the rumor that he asked for a trade out of Buffalo.

"I don't know what he's talking about. I have never said I wanted out of here. I'm not happy where we're at, I don't want to lose and we have to get better but I have never said that I wanted out of here. I thought that that was pretty clear," Dahlin said in response to Bissonnette's report. 

Read below for our earlier report on this developing story.

According to a report from Paul Bissonnette of TNT and the Spittin' Chiclets podcast, Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin has threatened to leave his team.

Bissonnette reports that Dahlin approached Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams and said, "If this doesn't turn around fast, I'm gone."

From Bissonnette on the latest episode of Spittin' Chiclets:

The 24 year old Dahlin is personally having another outstanding season with the Sabres, despite the team falling short of expectation. The big Swede has 11 goals and 51 points in 55 games and is sporting a positive stat in his +/- for the first time in his NHL career.

He's in just the first year of a massive eight year contract that pays him $11 million annually. As good a player as Dahlin is and as great of a deal as his contract may end up being, it's difficult to move such an onerous contract. Then again, Adams himself managed to move Jack Eichel when he was two years into his eight year contract, so it's not impossible.

Either way, it's clear that things have to change in Buffalo... but we've been saying that for over a decade now...