'Stafford skated with Thomas Vanek and Derek Roy, a line he's worked with in previous stints with the parent club. MacArthur split time with Daniel Paille alongside Chris Drury and Ales Kotalik. After practice, Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that Maxim Afinogenov's injury required surgery and reiterated that 5-6 weeks is the bare minimum the winger would miss.'