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Conor Sheary - Goes on waivers Sheary (undisclosed) was placed on waivers Tuesday to be loaned to AHL Rochester.

Impact Sheary suffered an injury in Buffalo's preseason opener against Pittsburgh on Sept. 21. He moved to injured reserve ahead of Monday's NHL roster deadline to be cap compliant for the 2026-27 campaign. However, Sheary returned to the ice for Tuesday's practice and is ready to play.

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Conor Timmins - No timeline for return Timmins (lower body) doesn't have a timeline for his return yet, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com on Tuesday.

Impact After getting hurt in Saturday's preseason finale against Pittsburgh, Timmins is on injured reserve for the beginning of the 2026-27 campaign. He registered eight assists, 44 shots on goal, 81 blocked shots and 29 hits in 39 regular-season appearances with Buffalo in 2025-26.

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Alex Lyon - Likely to miss a couple days Head coach Lindy Ruff stated that Lyon (upper body) is expected to miss a couple of days, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

Impact Lyon suffered the upper-body injury during Thursday's preseason outing against the Red Wings. The 33-year-old netminder had a solid showing in the 2025-26 regular season, where he posted a 20-10-4 record, a 2.77 GAA, a .906 save percentage and three shutouts across 36 outings. He's currently in jeopardy of missing the team's Opening Night contest, where the Sabres appear to be planning for Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to start. If Lyon can't suit up for the opener, Colten Ellis will be the backup.

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Mattias Samuelsson - Could be nearing return Head coach Lindy Ruff stated that Samuelsson (lower body) could return to practice Wednesday, per Joe Yerdon of Bleacher Report.

Impact Samuelsson suffered his lower-body injury early in the preseason, but he appears to be ahead of schedule in his recovery, given his initial timetable for return of week-to-week. The 26-year-old blueliner had a breakout season in 2025-26, where he posted 13 goals, 41 points, 109 shots on net, 132 hits and 154 blocked shots across 78 regular-season contests. While he might take a step back in the goal-scoring department in 2026-27, he remains a well-rounded defensemen that is a valuable player to have in category-based fantasy formats. If he can log full practice ahead of his eligible return date from IR, Samuelsson might only miss a handful of games to start the upcoming season.

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Buffalo Sabres receive a lot of love in 2026-27 NHL predictions poll The Sabres finally made their long-awaited return to the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs last season, and now league-wide expectations are on the...

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3 bold predictions for the Buffalo Sabres defensemen entering the 2026-27 season The Buffalo Sabres were able to go as far as they did in the playoffs because of the strength of their blueline. Last season, they had argua...

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A mix of good and bad news highlights the Sabres initial 23-man roster The Buffalo Sabres on Monday afternoon announced their initial 23-man roster, and it was a combination of good and not-so-good news for the...

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Topias Leinonen - Moves to non-roster list Leinonen (lower body) was placed on the injured non-roster list Monday.

Impact Leinonen will probably report to AHL Rochester when he's ready to return to game action. He sustained the injury during the offseason.

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Jack Rathbone - Placed on non-roster injured reserve Rathbone was placed on injured reserve by the Sabres on Monday for an undisclosed reason.

Impact The nature of Rathbone's injury isn't yet clear, but he'll be sidelined for the start of the regular season. Across 49 regular-season appearances with AHL Rochester last year, he recorded five goals, 13 assists and 26 PIM.

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Mattias Samuelsson - Shifted to IR Samuelsson (lower body) was moved to injured reserve by the Sabres on Monday.

Impact Samuelsson should probably be expected to miss the first two games of the season, though it could still be longer. Even with these early injury concerns, the 26-year-old blueliner should be capable of reproducing the 40-plus points her did in 2025-26.

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Conor Sheary - Lands on injured reserve Sheary was placed on injured reserve by the Sabres on Monday with an undisclosed injury.

Impact Even when healthy, Sheary was far from a lock to play on a nightly basis and will likely serve as a healthy scratch periodically once given the all-clear. In his 62 regular-season tilts last year for the Rangers, the 34-year-old winger notched seven goals, 11 assists and 81 shots while averaging 14:06 of ice time.

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Conor Timmins - Lands on injured reserve Timmins was placed on injured reserve by the Sabres for an undisclosed reason Monday.

Impact It's not yet clear what injury Timmins is dealing with, but he'll be forced to miss the start of the regular season after being placed on injured reserve. The 28-year-old defenseman appeared in 39 regular-season games with Buffalo during the 2025-26 campaign and recorded no goals, eight assists, 81 blocked shots, 29 hits and 18 PIM while averaging 18:46 of ice time.

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Jason Zucker - Placed on injured reserve Zucker (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve by the Sabres on Monday.

Impact General manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced in mid-September that Zucker wouldn't be ready for the start of the season while recovering from sports hernia surgery, so his move to injured reserve isn't very surprising. Kekalainen said that Zucker could miss "a couple of weeks," so the 34-year-old could be in the mix to return as early as mid-October.

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Elliotte Friedman picks former Sabres prospect as breakout NHL player Popular NHL insider Elliotte Friedman believes an ex-member of the Buffalo Sabres' prospect pool is destined for a breakthrough after changi...

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NHL coach questions Sabres goalie UPL: 'Don't think he's done enough' The Buffalo Sabres are facing a lot of uncertainty in net for 2026-27, and once again the conversations begins with enigmatic goaltender Ukk...

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4 bold predictions for the Buffalo Sabres forwards this season The Buffalo Sabres forwards are going to look a little different this season with the departure of Alex Tuch. With a lack of options in free...

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Jiri Kulich - Back at practice Saturday Kulich (undisclosed) participated in Saturday's practice.

Impact Kulich is no longer listed on Buffalo's injury report, indicating he should be available for Thursday's season opener against Columbus. Head coach Lindy Ruff said Kulich "was doing pretty good" following Saturday's on-ice session.

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NHL Status Report: Islanders sign Stanley to 1-year contract | NHL.com Luukkonen leaves Sabres game with injury; Wild's Faber hit in head with puck

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3 division rivals that could derail the Buffalo Sabres pursuit of division history It might be easy to forget that the Buffalo Sabres not only ended their playoff drought last season but did so by winning the Atlantic Divis...

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Sabres' goalie injuries could open the door for a Connor Hellebuyck trade The Buffalo Sabres already had some questions in net heading into the season, and now the Alex Lyon injury as well as the injury to Ukko-Pek...

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Colten Ellis - Opportunity could be knocking Ellis stopped all six shots he faced after replacing Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) in the third period of Saturday's 3-1 preseason loss to the Penguins.

Impact The Sabres could be facing an early goaltending crisis. This is the second time this preseason Ellis has been needed in relief of an injured teammate, after Alex Lyon (upper body) left Thursday's contest. If Luukkonen's issue sidelines him for any length of time, Ellis would get the start for Buffalo's opener Thursday against Columbus. In that scenario, Matt Villalta would be the most likely candidate to be recalled from AHL Rochester to back Ellis up.

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"We Didn't Want To Take Any Chances." | Lindy Ruff On Pulling Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen From The Game

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"Just Pure Excitement To See The Phone Ring." | Matt Grzelcyk Describes His Signing With Buffalo

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"You Kinda Gotta Be Ready To Go At All Times." | Colten Ellis On Unplanned Goaltender Changes

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A brutal string of injuries puts Sabres' goalie depth to the ultimate test Injuries continue to mount for the Buffalo Sabres and at this point are probably thankful that their season is not starting until next Thurs...

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