The Buffalo Sabres already are banged up and they got even more bad news today, as coach Lindy Ruff said center Ville Leino will miss "weeks" with a lower-body injury suffered in Tuesday's game against Ottawa.
Leino played 14:49 against the Senators, but just one shift, totaling 56 seconds, in the final 9:25 of the game.
Matt Ellis skated in Leino's place today at practice.
The only good news is defenseman Tyler Myers, who hasn't played since Nov. 19 due to a broken wrist, told reporters he hopes to return sometime around the holiday break.
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