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Trade: Sabres re-acquire Henrik Tallinder from Devils

Henrik Tallinder

New Jersey Devils Henrik Tallinder in the first period of the NHL hockey game in Uniondale, New York, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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Henrik Tallinder is proving you can go home again.

The Buffalo Sabres acquired Tallinder in a straight swap with the New Jersey Devils in exchange for minor league forward Riley Boychuk.

Tallinder is often credited for helping Tyler Myers break out as a top-flight defenseman. Ever since he’s been out of Buffalo, however, things haven’t gone as smoothly for Myers.

Sabres GM Darcy Regier is happy to have him back in the fold.

“We are excited to have Henrik back in the mix on our blue line,” said Regier. “His experience will be invaluable not only in adding more stability to our back end, but also in the development of some of our younger defensemen.”

Tallinder joins a relatively crowded house on defense in Buffalo, albeit a mostly inexperienced one.

For the Devils, this deal works as a major salary dump as Tallinder is owed $3.5 million this season and comes with a cap hit of $3.375 million. New Jersey was already pushing the upper limit of the cap but now get a little breathing room.