<p>The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations">Buffalo Sabres</a> announced Tuesday that Tage Thompson will be out day-to-day with an upper-body injury following the illegal check that<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-jersey-devils/line-combinations"> New Jersey Devils</a> forward Stefan Noesen delivered.</p>



<p>The Sabres also announced that defenseman Mattias Samuelsson will be out versus the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations">Columbus Blue Jackets</a>.</p>



<p>Sabres captain Alex Tuch said there was a team meeting on Monday to address the lack of response to the Tage Thompson hit. Head coach Lindy Ruff referred to it as having some “hard conversations.”<a href="https://x.com/MikeInBuffalo/status/1886812866700853409"></a></p>



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tage Thompson won't be in the Sabres' lineup tonight, said Lindy Ruff, who added that Thompson is "day to day." <br><br>Ruff was surprised there was no suspension for Noesen.</p>— Lance Lysowski (@LLysowski) <a href="https://twitter.com/LLysowski/status/1886812486852100125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



<p>Thompson has notched 25 goals and 20 assists for 45 points in 46 games this season, leading the Sabres in goals and overall scoring.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="132"></div>



<p>After posting a career-best 47 goals and 94 points during the 2022-23 campaign, Thompson took a step back and tallied 29 goals and 59 points. During the 2021-22 season, Thompson emerged and notched 38 goals and 68 points in 78 games. That summer, Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams signed the Glendale, Arizona native to a monster seven-year, $50,000,000 contract.</p>



<p>Samuelsson has racked up three goals and six assists for nine points in 35 games this season.</p>



<p>Samuelsson was a second-round pick for the Sabres in the 2018 NHL Draft, and after two seasons with Western Michigan University, he made his professional debut in the 2020-21 season, even getting his NHL debut in that year as well. He’s currently in his fifth season with the Sabres.</p>



<p>Samuelsson is currently in the second year of a seven-year contract with a $4,285,714 cap hit.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="141"></div>



<p>Buffalo currently sits eighth in the Atlantic Division with a 21-26-5 record. The Sabres are slated to face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night and the Nashville Predators on Saturday before the 4 Nations Face-Off break.</p>



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