Zucker and Kulich likely out against Utah

[LGR4GM]

 

 

[Crusader1969]

Zucker is sick

Kulich is dealing with someone that isn't physical (non-injury) 

 

Duplicate topic.  Please close 

[Crusader1969]

I'll add Kulich is dealing with something that isn't an injury.  
 

[LGR4GM]

 

 

[msw2112]

Curious who steps in.  Does Östlund come back?  I assume Benson will still be out.

[SabresBaltimore]

can we call anyone up without first placing 1 or both of them on IR? I know IR in the NHL is different but we can we put them on IR for 1 game?

 

I'm expecting them to have to play Geersten and Bryson (is he active, or maybe he's still on IR?). I'd rather waive Geersten than play him again.

[LGR4GM]

6 minutes ago, SabresBaltimore said:

can we call anyone up without first placing 1 or both of them on IR? I know IR in the NHL is different but we can we put them on IR for 1 game?

 

I'm expecting them to have to play Geersten and Bryson (is he active, or maybe he's still on IR?). I'd rather waive Geersten than play him again.

I think nhl ir is 7 days minimum. 

 

 

[Crusader1969]

22 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

I'll add Kulich is dealing with something that isn't an injury.  
 

Seems to be an inner ear issue that he picked up while he was sick 

hopefully not out too long 

[Porous Five Hole]

LOL Kulich has a non-injury health issue related to his ears, per Lindy. 
 

Is this team cursed?

[Doohickie]

"some roster stuff we definitely have to talk about."

Hey Kevyn:  WHY DO WE HAVE THREE GOALIES?

[K-9]

Helenius please. 

[Doohickie]

Just now, K-9 said:

Helenius please. 

Not until they free up a roster spot.

They may roll three lines against Utah with Rosén and Quinn rotating into the top line.

[LGR4GM]

5 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

LOL Kulich has a non-injury health issue related to his ears, per Lindy. 
 

Is this team cursed?

We've lost the most man games to injuries and it's legit starting to get crazy. 

[K-9]

3 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Not until they free up a roster spot.

They may roll three lines against Utah with Rosén and Quinn rotating into the top line.

Waive Geertsen. But I know that will probably never happen because he’s just too valuable.

[DarthEbriate]

Well at least the D-corps is healthy, because the forwards are at about 60% operational strength from the preferred roster.

[GASabresIUFAN]

Do we have any forwards left?  
 

The Sabres are down to 8 NHL forwards - Thompson, Tuch, Quinn, Doan, McLeod, Greenway, Krebs and Malenstyn. 

The next guys are AHL callup Rosen, 4th line roster filler in Dunne and Geertsen.  

Next men up are Östlund (who looked lost in his callup), Helenius, who hasn’t played in the NHL and maybe Jake Leschyshyn?

Edited 5 hours ago by GASabresIUFAN

[inkman]

3 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Do we have any forwards left?  
 

The Sabres are down to 8 NHL forwards - Thompson, Tuch, Quinn, Doan, McLeod, Greenway, Krebs and Malenstyn. 

The next guys are AHL callup Rosen, 4th line roster filler in Dunne and Geertsen.  

Next men up are Östlund (who looked lost in his callup), Helenius, who hasn’t played in the NHL and maybe Jake Leschyshyn?

You are the only person I’ve heard with that opinion of Óstlund. 

[DarthEbriate]

X - X - Thompson 
Doan - McLeod - Tuch
X - X - Quinn
Malenstyn - Krebs - Greenway
X - X - Geertsen

Out: Benson, Norris, Zucker, Kulich, Danforth, Kozak

Likely in the lineup next game: Östlund, Dunne, Rosén, and Geertsen?  

Krebs - Thompson - Greenway
Doan - McLeod - Tuch
Rosén - Östlund - Quinn
Malenstyn - Dunne - Geersten

Krebs got a look in preseason with Norris-TNT, so I'd presume he goes up the lineup. But Rosén or Östlund on TNT's line wouldn't surprise me to try to better balance out the AHLers.

[GASabresIUFAN]

7 minutes ago, inkman said:

You are the only person I’ve heard with that opinion of Óstlund. 

I’d suggest re-watching the games.  He is supposed to be a driver of offense and in his 4 games he created nothing (12 games including last year).  Ruff skated him 10:50 a game with zero to show for it.

[inkman]

3 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

I’d suggest re-watching the games.  He is supposed to be a driver of offense and in his 4 games he created nothing (12 games including last year).  Ruff skated him 10:50 a game with zero to show for it.

I’d suggest not making suggestions to me. 

[K-9]

51 minutes ago, inkman said:

You are the only person I’ve heard with that opinion of Óstlund. 

We must have been watching different Ostlunds than our friend in Georgia. Östlund didn’t look out of place in the least in his short stint. 

[SABRES 0311]

At some point these guys have to man up or figure out how to play smart.

[Pimlach]

1 hour ago, inkman said:

I’d suggest not making suggestions to me. 

[Ctaeth]

players are just constantly missing games.  will we have 1 full strength game this year?

[mjd1001]

2 hours ago, Ctaeth said:

players are just constantly missing games.  will we have 1 full strength game this year?

Buffalo is already near the top of man games lost to injury

https://nhlinjuryviz.blogspot.com/2025/10/202526-NHL-man-games-lost-plots.html

(and that is before these latest 2)