‘”I wouldn’t expect him right off the hop but pretty soon thereafter,” Krueger said after practice in KeyBank Center. “At the moment, we’re going through camp with this situation and we’ll work on it. He can keep his lower body moving, which is important. He’s worked so hard after the (knee) injury to get up to speed. So if there is a positive in this, it’s that. At least he can keep his legs.”‘
Archives for September 20, 2019
Sabres believe they possess depth to handle Brandon Montour’s injury
‘“He’s a very big deal,” defenseman Rasmus Dahlin said after the Sabres prepared for Friday’s road game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the start of a home-and-home series. “He’s done a lot for our team.”’
Sabres defenseman Brandon Montour out with hand injury
‘The team said it will provide an update on his status at the end camp. It’s unclear when Montour was hurt after he logged more than 17 minutes in a 4-1 preseason loss at Columbus on Tuesday.’
Montour to miss the remainder of the preseason
‘The team also announced on Thursday that forward Scott Wilson and Casey Fitzgerald are both day-to-day with lower body injuries suffered during Tuesday’s game in Columbus. Wilson did not finish contest after just 7:13 of ice-time, while Fitzgerald was able to skate in 19:23 of action.’
The Sabres’ goalies strive to be better this season
‘Linus Ullmark thinks the mental part of the game takes more of a toll than the physical part Hutton said, “I think it can be a little bit of both. I think as you get older you do a good job of the physical side of it, but sometimes in the dog days of the season, there’s not a lot of light in the schedule and you’re going all the time, so that’s when you have to manage the mental side of it.”
Montour could miss start of regular season with hand injury
‘Brandon Montour exited in the third period of Tuesday’s loss against Columbus and will now miss the remainder of the preseason with a hand injury.’
Sabres express confidence in defense depth following injury to Montour
‘”I wouldn’t expect him right off the hop but pretty soon thereafter,” Krueger said when asked if Montour might be ready for opening night. “At the moment, we’re going through camp with his situation. As you well know, it’s upper-body and we’ll work on it.”‘