BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan
03-18-2008, 04:10 PM
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.
http://www.wgrz.com/sports/sports_article.aspx?storyid=56403
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.
http://www.wgrz.com/sports/sports_article.aspx?storyid=56403