Sabres' Leino Adds Two Assists In Win Over Boston: Ville Leino had two helpers as the Sabres downed the Bruins 6-0 on Wednesday night. (Updated 02/08/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Ville Leino is enjoying his best stretch since joining the Sabres over the summer, with five points (1 G, 4 A) in his last six games. Playing on the top line hasn't hurt either, but that will surely change with Thomas Vanek expected back by this weekend. (Updated 02/08/2012).
02/07/2012 16:37 Sabres coach Ruff jokes after breaking three ribs
The pain from three broken ribs was too much to allow Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff to attend practice Tuesday. It wasn't enough to prevent Ruff from cracking a few jokes.
Leino broke the hearts of Sabres fans with an overtime winner in Game 6 of the Flyers' eventual series win over Buffalo in the 2011 playoffs. He was dynamic in the series, and the Sabres saw enough to make him their number one forward target when free agency began. Leino, who had 19 goals and 34 assists last year for Philly, is expected to, at the very least, match that output but forwards in their first year under Lindy Ruff have tended to struggle getting acclimated to his system, so his presence as a top-six forward comes with that caveat. (Updated 10/4/11)
