The Buffalo Sabres (8-2-2) are home tonight against the Atlanta Thrashers (4-7-2). The start marks the return of Jochan Hecht, who has missed ten games with a broken finger.
The return of Hecht, and assuming a healthy Tim Connolly, leaves coach Lindy Ruff with a difficult decision - which one of his forwards to sit. Because Hecht was on IR, he didn't count as a roster spot, but with he return tonight, the Sabres will have one too many players on the roster. It is unlikely that they will put Connolly on IR, even if he is hurt, simply because it would cause him to miss at least two weeks of hockey.
As of right now, Ruff has still not announced who will not be playing tonight.
In other news, Ryan Miller is riding a string of two shut-outs and looks to extend that tonight. That would be great for him, and even better for Buffalo. Miller was infamous last year for letting in a soft goal toward the end of a game to ruin his bid for a shut out. He's only had nine his entire career, two of them this year.
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