Overview
- Kulich, who spoke Tuesday at the Sabres’ end-of-season media session, said Mayo Clinic doctors removed a blood clot in March.
- He has been back on the ice for four weeks and said he can do pretty much everything and expects to play again.
- The clot sidelined him after early November and limited him to three goals and five points in 12 games this season.
- He is on an entry-level deal through 2026-27 with an $886,666 cap hit and will need to win back a job in a deeper center group that now includes Zach Benson and Konsta Helenius.
- The layoff cost him a likely Olympic spot with Czechia and his first NHL playoffs, yet he said teammates kept him feeling part of the team.