The Sabres placed Alex Tuch () on IR on Saturday.
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Lafferty (roster management) will not play Saturday in San Jose.
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Jacob Bryson will be a healthy scratch Friday vs. Florida.
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Kale Clague will draw back into the Sabres' lineup Friday vs. Florida.
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James Reimer will start Thursday vs. Nashville.
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Luukkonen will start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Luukkonen stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) to snap a three-game losing streak with a win over San Jose in his last start. The 23-year-old rookie has struggled nightly but still manages to win consistently, with his 14-7-2 record, 3.41 GAA and .898 SV%. He will face their rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs, who lost their last game 5-3 to Chicago but have the fourth-best powerplay in the NHL (25.4).
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Bryson will be back in the Sabres' lineup on Tuesday.
Bryson has been a healthy scratch for the Sabres' previous three games but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 25-year-old has a goal, seven assists, 22 SOG, and a -19 plus/minus through 43 games played this season.
Clague is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Clague left Sabres' previous game vs. San Jose after just 7:13 TOI due to a lower-body injury and is now considered day-to-day with the injury. The 24-year-old has three assists, 18 SOG, 24 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 24 games so far this season.
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Luukkonen is in the starter's crease at the Sabres morning skate.
Luukkonen stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) to snap a three-game losing streak with a win over San Jose in his last start. The 23-year-old rookie has struggled nightly but still manages to win consistently, with his 14-7-2 record, 3.41 GAA and .898 SV%. He will face their rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs, who lost their last game 5-3 to Chicago but have the fourth-best powerplay in the NHL (25.4).
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Gilbert will draw into the Flames lineup on Monday.
Gilbert has been a healthy scratch for the Flames' previous two games but will draw back into the lineup Monday vs. Philadelphia. The 26-year-old has a goal, two assists, eight SOG, and 20 PIMs across 12 games played this season.
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Reimer will return to the Sharks crease on Monday.
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Luukkonen led the Sabres onto the ice for warmups.
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Luukkonen is in the starter's crease at the Sabres morning skate.
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John Jason Peterka will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. Los Angeles.
Peterka has seven goals, 12 assists, 76 SOG and 22 PIMs through 49 games this season but will head to the press box Monday as a healthy scratch. He is replaced by Rasmus Asplund in the lineup.
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Sandstrom led the Flyers onto the ice for warmups.
Reimer (illness) will not be available on Sunday.
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Luukkonen led the Sabres onto the ice for warmups.
Thompson (upper-body) will play Saturday vs. the Flames.
Thompson had missed the Sabres' skate Thursday due to an upper-body which led to some speculation that there may be an injury to worry about, but the all-star will play Saturday vs. the Flames. It is a sigh of relief for the Sabres, as Thompson leads them with 34 goals, 34 assists, 200 SOG, 24 PIMs and a +15 plus/minus through 50 games this season.
Dennis Gilbert has been reassigned to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).
Gilbert was recalled Monday and reassigned Tuesday from the Flames back to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL). The 26-year-old returns to the minors where he had two goals, three assists, 41 PIMs and a +11 plus/minus through 26 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) prior to his previous promotion.
The Sabres have signed Dylan Cozens to a seven-year contract extension worth $49.7 million ($7.1M AAV).
Cozens has 17 goals, 26 assists, 124 SOG, 24 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus and has earned himself a seven-year contract extension worth $49.7 million ($7.1M AAV). At the young age of 21 years old, Cozens is just six points away from achieving 100 career points on his career already.
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