This is his second recall of the season. He dressed for Buffalo on Nov. 27 against Calgary and skated 5:53. Dea, 25, appeared in a career-high 23 NHL contests for New Jersey and Pittsburgh last season, tallying six points (4+2).
Kyle Okposo left last night's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. After the game, coach Ralph Krueger said Okposo would be further evaluated, but that it was unlikely that the forward would be able to play in Saturday's home game against Columbus.
Stay tuned to Sabres.com for updates from today's practice. Faceoff on Saturday is scheduled for 1 p.m. with pregame coverage on MSG starting at 12:30.
Rochester, meanwhile, will host Syracuse tonight and the team will induct Domenic Pittis into the Amerks Hall of Fame in a pregame ceremony. You can catch the action on MSG starting at 7 p.m. Read more in this week's Amerks Update.
