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Sabres' Tage Thompson gives worrisome answer on injury concerns
TL;DR
Tage Thompson of the Buffalo Sabres has not scored in seven straight playoff games and is making concerning turnovers. His recent performance raises injury concerns as the playoffs progress.
Key points
- Tage Thompson is the leading goalscorer for the Buffalo Sabres.
- He has not scored in seven consecutive playoff games.
- Thompson's turnovers have led to goals for opposing teams.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson gives worrisome answer on injury concerns originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Tage Thompson is struggling. That much is clear.
The Buffalo Sabres' leading goalscorer from the regular season has gone scoreless in seven consecutive playoff games, including Friday night's loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
Even worse, he's turning the puck over in some alarming positions -- and one of those giveaways led directly to an Alexandre Carrier goal in the Game 2 loss Friday.
After the game, that led to a reporter asking Thompson if he was injured.
"I don't think that's any of your business," Thompson replied.
On the one hand, fair enough.
On the other hand, though, it's a sassy response that signals something negative either way.
Q&A
What injury concerns does Tage Thompson have?
Tage Thompson has not explicitly mentioned any injuries, but his poor performance and alarming turnovers have raised concerns about his health.
How many playoff games has Tage Thompson gone scoreless?
Tage Thompson has gone scoreless in seven consecutive playoff games.
What impact did Tage Thompson's turnovers have in the playoffs?
One of Thompson's turnovers directly led to a goal by Alexandre Carrier in the Sabres' Game 2 loss.