‘”First and foremost, he’s a person, right? You think about him and his well-being,” said veteran defenseman Zach Bogosian, on the comeback trail himself from hip surgery. “Hockey comes second to everyone in this room as far as health-wise. You think about him. You’ll be there for him and his family as well. Obviously, going through what he’s been through in his career, it’s been tough for him. We’re going to be there for him.”‘
Archives for November 19, 2019
An 11-7 lineup is one possibility for Sabres. A call-up of Dea is another
‘With Curtis Lazar, Rasmus Asplund and Tage Thompson already in Buffalo – and Thompson now on the injured list – Jean-Sebastien Dea and Andrew Oglevie are the only remaining Amerks on NHL contracts. If the Sabres make a move, Dea would be the likely choice.’
Injury-plagued Sabres must make decisions to replenish lineup
‘They stayed remarkably healthy over the first month of the season, utilizing the same lineup most games. But the injuries have come fast in the last two weeks, leaving a team that has lost eight of its last nine games looking for replacements.’
Tuesday’s Minnesota Coverage
Wild-Buffalo game preview (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Buffalo hosts Minnesota in non-conference battle (AP)
Eichel looking for help as Sabres host Wild (Field Level Media)
Wild at Sabres preview (NHL.com)
Wild Warmup: Minnesota at Buffalo (Wild.com)
Jokiharju-Nylander trade now seems like win-win for both Blackhawks and Sabres
‘But considering the doomsday mentality through which many initially viewed the trade, a slight edge to the Sabres is a welcomed outcome.’
Sabres’ Okposo out with 4th concussion in less than 3 years
‘This marks the fourth consecutive season the 31-year-old player has been sidelined by a concussion. The most serious one happened when he missed the final two weeks of 2017-18 and spent nearly a week in a hospital after what he called a routine hit in practice.’
Sabres’ Okposo has suffered another concussion
‘A call up from Rochester isn’t easy because C.J. Smith is out 4-to-6 weeks while Remi Elie and Scott Wilson are week-to-week.’
Do something Jason
‘We all know how that turned out. Months went by with no move and now here we sit. The Sabres have won only 2 of their last 10 after a really nice start to the season. Injuries up front are mounting and one of the prizes of the summer, d-man Colin Miller, has been a healthy scratch the last 2 games because they have too many bodies back there. The most recent forward recall, Tage Thompson suffered what looked like a pretty serious arm/shoulder injury Sunday night in Chicago. And sure, Marcus Johansson and Johan Larsson aren’t thought to be too seriously injured, but this team needs help up front even with all of those dudes healthy.’
Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo out indefinitely with a concussion
‘Okposo has been playing on a line with Johan Larsson and Zemgus Girgensons this season, tallying one goal and four assists. He suffered a concussion in the second period of Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators at KeyBank Center.’
Injury bug bites again as Thompson expected to miss 3-5 weeks
‘The injury bug has bitten often since the beginning of November, and it continued Tuesday. The team announced that Kyle Okposo sustained a concussion in Saturday’s game against Ottawa and is out indefinitely, while Tage Thompson – who was recalled to replace Okposo – is expected to miss three to five weeks after sustaining an upper-body injury on his final shift last night.’