ESPN under fire for absurd 'old cut' comment about Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin
This is quite the thing to say.
ESPN under fire for absurd 'old cut' comment about Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Yes, in a very technical sense, there would be an advantage if after an NHL player drew a penalty, he could make sure there was blood, because it raises the severity of the in-game punishment.
But what are the odds? It's a question Buffalo Sabres fans are asking after Rasmus Dahlin was suggested to be trying to re-open an "old cut" on Tuesday night in Montreal. The Sabres captain had taken a high stick, and the penalty was called.
If there was blood, it'd be elevated to a double minor. The reality is that the hit left Dahlin bleeding, clearly. Still, ESPN's Sean McDonough made what was probably a joke but still a very odd comment about the idea of taking advantage of a past wound: Replay with some audio of announcers saying that might be an old cut hes trying to open up Just horrible announcing pic.
twitter. com/mVDUMEAG1M ā Drew Buckets (@Drew__Buckets) May 13, 2026 MORE: A Buffalo bounce and a Benson birthday give the Sabres new life In a game where the Sabres kept giving away penalties, this was a time the whistle worked in their favor. And believe it or not, Dahlin didn't have to fake anything.