“The Sabres are on the ice in HSBC Arena, with a couple of noticeable absences. The first is Nathan Gerbe. We’ll have to wait for Lindy Ruff’s post-practice news conference for the exact reason, but the likely answer is Gerbe has been sent back to Portland. Patrick Kaleta appears ready to return, which would give the team a surplus of forwards.” -John Vogl.

Interesting as the Kaleta fansget to see their guy back it would seem( Skated with Gaustad, Peters and Paille). Lindy is going for more grit than skill, but pretty surprising given the recent team success.

EDIT: Gerbe is injured. He’s out up to 2 weeks with a setback in yesterday’s practice. Listed as an “Upper Body Injury” After an elbow to the head, one can draw its own conclusion.