BUFFALO (N.Y.) — The Buffalo SabresMichael Houser was signed to a $750,000 one-year contract and called up Aaron DellThe minors were present Wednesday to help their injured goaltending teams.
Buffalo now has Ukko-Pekka and Luukonen as goalies. Malcolm SubbanTheir injured list.
Luukonen is now week-to-week, having stopped seven of the nine shots in Monday’s first period before suffering a lower body injury in a 6-1 loss to Tampa Bay. Subban completed the game, but was diagnosed with an upper-body injury by the team that will likely keep him out of the game for at least one month.
Buffalo is already down two goalies. Craig AndersonWith an upper body injury, it is indefinitely out Dustin TokarskiCOVID-19 still has a lot of effects.
After spending the season split between Buffalo’s minor league affiliates in Rochester, and Cincinnati, Houser was signed to an NHL deal. The 29-year old made his NHL debut with Sabres last season, going 2-2 in 4 games.
Separately, Sabres were re-assigned ahead Jack QuinnThe defenseman and a rookie in the NHL, he made his debut against Tampa Bay. Casey FitzgeraldRochester
In their last six games, the Sabres have a record of 0-4-2 and they have only won three times in their 20 previous seasons (3-13-4). On Thursday, Buffalo will play Nashville.