Sabres Announce Kyle Okposo is out week to week with a Lower Body Injury

[Brawndo]

Per Sabres PR

Edited January 2 by Brawndo

[Night Train]

Timeshare in Arizona ? 

[Taro T]

2 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Per Sabres PR

Upper body?  Lower body?  Old age?

He'd actually picked up his game the past 3 or so weeks.  Hope it isn't too serious.  But not too broken up that he's out of the lineup.

[Weave]

Hope its not concussion related.

Tyson Jost, we hardly missed ya.

[Brawndo]

13 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Upper body?  Lower body?  Old age?

He'd actually picked up his game the past 3 or so weeks.  Hope it isn't too serious.  But not too broken up that he's out of the lineup.

Lower Body Injury 

[Taro T]

4 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Lower Body Injury 

Glad it isn't upper body as that rules out concussion/ related issues.

🍺

[pastajoe]

KA giving him a graceful excuse to retire.

[Contempt]

5 minutes ago, pastajoe said:

KA giving him a graceful excuse to retire.

Kyle has had at least a bakers dozen of these by now.

[USMCSnyper]

Call up Comrie? LOL JK

[Crusader1969]

The problem with KO at this point is that he plays on the 4th line and can no longer play that role.  You want guys on the 4th line that forecheck and lay the body on defenders that will eventually cause the defender to wear down.  

When he comes back he should be the. 13th forward who fills in for injuries in the top 9 

[Night Train]

His 8 goals since Nov. 25th leads the team. 

Says a lot about our roster. 

[Norcal]

Girgensons Krebs Robinson get a look together.

This will be an interesting.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Is Girgs still out?

If so, those are two of three captains out.

Who would wear an 'A' ??  I'd vote Tuch.

[spndnchz]

Just now, Sabres Fan in NS said:

Is Girgs still out?

If so, those are two of three captains out.

Who would wear an 'A' ??  I'd vote Tuch.

He’s played the last few games

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1 minute ago, spndnchz said:

He’s played the last few games

Thanks, teach.

I promise I will pay more attention in class.

(insert winkie thingie here)

 

[Taro T]

8 minutes ago, spndnchz said:

He’s played the last few games

Nope.  Just the last one.

Robinson got to play against the BJs.

[inkman]

3 hours ago, Weave said:

Hope its not concussion related.

Tyson Jost, we hardly missed ya.

I didn’t hate him being sent down but also didn’t see any reason to other than the number of players. He is as effective as Girgs, Okposo, Olofsson, or Krebs.  

[GASabresIUFAN]

KO is resting until the trade deadline.

[Rasmus_]

Let it be for the rest of the season.  No offense, but it won't make a terrible amount of difference on the ice. 

[pi2000]

pack up the banner

[Contempt]

[PerreaultForever]

13 hours ago, Crusader1969 said:

The problem with KO at this point is that he plays on the 4th line and can no longer play that role.  You want guys on the 4th line that forecheck and lay the body on defenders that will eventually cause the defender to wear down.  

When he comes back he should be the. 13th forward who fills in for injuries in the top 9 

Kyle is very often one of the only Sabres to throw any body checks and he plays hockey the way a proper hockey player is supposed to play, he's just too slow at this point to play the way Granato wants the team to play with all that pointless running around speed. He doesn't fit so they dump on a plodding 4th line but many times he tries to ignite things and his body really isn't suited to it any more like you say.  They really should do him a favour and trade him to a top contender at the deadline. 

I look at the Bruins and see how much mileage they're getting out of a potpourri pile of used trash like JVR, Heinen and Shattenkirk and I think if Kyle was on that team he'd probably pop in 20-30 goals and he'd be called a rejuvenated force. 

but as things stand, with the Sabres, it really doesn't matter if he plays or doesn't. They don't know how to use him or build a line for him to function on and so his career will end on the crapper with the rest of the franchise.