BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Teppo Numminen (TEH'-poh NOO'-mih-nen)
rejoined the Buffalo Sabres today. The team's training staff will
be evaluating the veteran defenseman to determine whether he can
resume playing six months after open-heart surgery.
Coach Lindy Ruff says it's too early to determine whether the
39-year-old Numminen will be cleared to play before the end of the
regular season.
Buffalo has nine games left in the final three weeks of the
2007-2008 campaign. The Sabres are coming off back-to-back wins and
are just one point back of Philadelphia, which currently holds the
eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Numminen had surgery in September to repair a faulty valve,
which was discovered during a routine checkup ahead of his 19th NHL
season.
rejoined the Buffalo Sabres today. The team's training staff will
be evaluating the veteran defenseman to determine whether he can
resume playing six months after open-heart surgery.
Coach Lindy Ruff says it's too early to determine whether the
39-year-old Numminen will be cleared to play before the end of the
regular season.
Buffalo has nine games left in the final three weeks of the
2007-2008 campaign. The Sabres are coming off back-to-back wins and
are just one point back of Philadelphia, which currently holds the
eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Numminen had surgery in September to repair a faulty valve,
which was discovered during a routine checkup ahead of his 19th NHL
season.
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