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"We said after the game that judgement will be made," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "It's clear that it's been seen as a foul, it's a penalty, it's not allowed. And the length, it's not up to me to judge. We're just going to accept the result as it is.
"I've said it before, I'll say it again: You would always rather have the five minutes in the game because now the suspension doesn't do us any good. We'll just accept it now for what it is."
The team also announced injury updates to Vladimir Sobotka, who is out indefinitely after undergoing successful knee injury on Tuesday, and Evan Rodrigues, who is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Krueger said the timetable for Sobotka's recovery is long-term.
"I never like to bookend an injury of that nature," he said. "Let's work with him and do everything we can and try and get him back. But it's definitely long-term, and we're sitting here somewhere in November.
"… We're really sad about it. Sobey was an amazing leader in how we want to play here. He was an example on video over and over again of playing the right way without the puck. So, we'll tap into him to help mentor some of the younger players here as he's injured and use his wealth of experience in that way."
