Robin Lehner skated on his own yesterday as the rest of the team opted for a meeting as they regrouped from Monday's loss to Washington.
Lehner was scratched from the game with a lower-body injury. From the Ice Level Practice Report:
Lehner said he expects to be a full participant in practice on Wednesday and should be ready to return in Detroit.
The next week figures to be an anxious period for a number of players, and Lehner is no exception. The goaltender is set to become a restricted free agent this offseason, and given Buffalo's place in the standings, his name has naturally been circulated in trade rumors.
The NHL's trade deadline is next Monday, Feb. 26, at 3 p.m.
"You follow it a little bit, obviously," Lehner said. "It's nothing I think constantly about. In the end, we play in a pretty great league. Either I stay here or go somewhere else. It's what it is."
The Sabres have seen comeback attempts fall short in back-to-back losses, in each case lamenting the fact that they were unable to replicate their third-period efforts for a full 60 minutes. The Sabres outshot their opponents a combined 35-11 in the last 20 minutes of those games.
"I think it's just more aggressive," alternate captain Ryan O'Reilly said. "I'm not saying we're taking risks, but we just seem to be a little more clear and just kind of go, just kind of trust our forecheck and trust certain things like that that seem to get us the puck back.
"I think we do a solid job of defending and we're not giving up a ton and we keep it to the outside, but it's that offensive part that needs to be there a lot more."
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