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Watch: Sabres' Nylander pulverizes water bottle on top-shelf snipe

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Life as a water bottle isn't easy.

Buffalo Sabres rookie Alexander Nylander proved as much Monday during the NHL rookie tournament when he fired a sizzling wrist shot that sent the water bottle of the Boston Bruins netminder flying into the air.

Nylander - the younger brother of Toronto Maple Leafs forward William - is fighting for a roster spot with the Sabres, and If he scores more goals like that and he'll easily be shoe-in.

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