Some good news from the Ice Level Practice Report…
Kyle Okposo was back on the ice again for practice with the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday morning, and it appeared to be all systems go for the forward. Whereas he skated as an extra on defense upon returning to practice on Friday, this time he was a regular on the power play and on a line with Seth Griffith and Evan Rodrigues.
In other words, he looked ready to play. He said he felt ready as well, and Phil Housley said he expects Okposo to be in the lineup against the Nashville Predators on Monday night assuming he responds well to practice.
"I think we should expect to see Kyle depending on today and how he handled the practice," Housley said. "All signs look like a go but we'll evaluate that tomorrow."
Okposo has missed three games since sustaining a concussion on Oct. 8, the latest setback in what he described as a down season personally. He's scored 38 points (11+27) in 65 games this season after scoring 45 points (19+26) in in an equal number of contests last year, his first as a Sabre.