Sabres assign Nelson to Rochester on conditioning loan

Defenseman has missed 24 games with upper-body injury

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The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned defenseman Casey Nelson to the Rochester Americans (AHL) on a conditioning loan.

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