Sabres place Kyle Okposo on IR; demote Pilut to AHL

February 22, 2019

The Buffalo Sabres have placed forward Kyle Okposo on injured reserve and demoted defenceman Lawrence Pilut to the minors.

Sabres place Kyle Okposo on IR; demote Pilut to AHL

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have placed forward Kyle Okposo on injured reserve and demoted defenceman Lawrence Pilut to the minors.

Okposo is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with his third concussion in less than three years. The 30-year-old was felled by a punch to the face during a fight with defenceman Tony DeAngelo in a 6-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Feb. 15.

Pilut became the odd man out on defence as he was sent down to AHL Rochester in moves made Friday, a day before Buffalo hosts Washington.

In corresponding moves, the Sabres recalled forwards Danny O'Regan and Scott Wilson from Rochester. Wilson returns to Buffalo after he missed the first three months of the season with an ankle injury.

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