Sabres center Gaustad out after having thumb surgery
Buffalo Sabres center Paul Gaustad will miss up to the first three weeks of the regular season. Gaustad under went surgery today to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb he hurt during a fight in Buffalo’s 2-1 shootout loss to Minnesota on Sunday. The Sabres re-signed Gaustad to a 4-year, $9 million contract this summer.
He’s coming off a solid season that included career highs with 10 goals, 26 assists and 36 points in 82 games. The Sabres have assigned 10 players to the team’s new AHL affiliate in Portland. The Sabres open the regular season October 9th against Montreal.
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Associated Press – September 30, 2008 11:45 AM ET

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