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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Aside from missing top-line center Jack Eichel, the Buffalo Sabres will open the season without their two top offseason additions, forward Kyle Okposo and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.Coach Dan Bylsma provided the update Thursday, before Buffalo hosts Montreal.Okposo is still nursing a sore knee after being hit by a puck in practice. Bylsma said theres a good chance he could play at Edmonton on Sunday, when the Sabres open a four-game road trip.Kulikov is scratched after hurting his back during a preseason game two weeks ago.Buffalo signed Okposo to a six-year contract in free agency and acquired Kulikov in a trade with Florida in June.As for Eichel , Bylsma said the second-year star will miss weeks and not days after spraining his ankle in practice Wednesday. Cole Hamels Cubs Jersey . In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. Daniel Descalso Cubs Jersey . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto. http://www.cubsauthentic.com/ . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Kyle Hendricks Jersey . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer. Jason Heyward Cubs Jersey . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. WWE began Tribute to the Troops in 2003 as a way to honor our servicemen and women and their families. ?This year, in coordination with the USO, the company sent its stars to visit with each branch of the military, before performing for their annual show at the Verizon Center.One of the highlights of the afternoon was the helicopter tour on UH-1N Hueys. Before boarding were all handed ear plugs, an airsickness bag and a custom token from the pilot organizing the tour. We were divided into groups and put on three helicopters and the WWE superstars joked about who might be the first person to have to use their air sickness bag. Dean Ambrose and Renee Young were on my chopper, which was manned by the 1st Helicopter Squadron crew (Aircraft Commander Captain Chris Mitchell, Co-Pilot Captain Vann Neal, Flight Engineer Technical Sergeant Craig Neeley).The helicopters took off quickly and zipped around Washington, D.C. only a few hundred feet off the ground. Our Air Force guides pointed out all the national monuments, White House, U.S. Capitol and other points of interest.For me being able to spend the day with our troops just reminded me of how lucky I am, Young said. It was such an amazing experience with the most amazing humans. We got to have so many unique experiences -- like seeing the White House for the first time in a heliccopter flying over the most restricted airspace in the world.dddddddddddd Im so thankful for the troops and everything they do for us!The WWE Superstars sat quietly throughout the duration of the trip, completely engaged in the once in a lifetime tour. After we landed, the wrestlers gathered again on the tarmac and reflected on the experience. After the helicopter ride, the superstars went to a meet and greet filled with military members and their families.Our meet and greet was awesome because we got to meet the servicemen and women and some of their families, Young said. To be able to see them, and be welcomed onto their base with such open arms made the experience really amazing. Its one thing to get to see shooting simulators, and attack dogs and helicopter rides, but none of that would be possible without these people that have dedicated their lives for us. It was my first time getting to be on the base for Tribute to the Troops and now I totally understand why so many of the superstars say its one of the best experiences of our jobs.Here are some of the highlights from the day, which included time spent at NSA Bethesda, in the helicopter and at the WWE Tribute to the Troops show on Tuesday: ' ' '