If you remember the netminder was hit during what I think was a dirty play by New York Rangers player, Scott Gomez.  He seemed to deliberately try to take Miller out and succeeded.  

Anyway, the good news is that Miller is scheduled to start against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday.  The bad news is that it is probably too late for the Sabres to make the playoffs.  The team has gone 3-7-2 without Miller and, despite having been comfortably tied for sixth in the east on the night Miller was injured, they have now fallen out of playoff contention and sit in 10th place. 

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Goaltender, Ryan Miller, suffered an ankle sprain on Saturday in a game against the New York Rangers.  The severity of the injury is not known yet but I’m sure the Buffalo Sabres are hoping their netminder will be back in action sooner than later.

Miller was injured when Scott Gomez took him down behind the net.  He wobbled over to the bench without putting pressure on the leg.  "It’s stiff and it’s tender," Miller said after the game. "These are things you have to kind of feel out. There’s no timetable, really. It’s your comfort level. Right now I just want to get through the night till the morning and see how my body reacts. I’ve had a few ankle sprains in my time, and each one’s been different.  We’ll see how this one plays out."

I wasn’t surprised at all to learn that Buffalo coach, Lindy Ruff, was not happy with Gomez: "I don’t think there’s any secret it was deliberate," Ruff told reporters. "He knew what he was doing."

I haven’t heard whether the NHL is looking into this but I doubt it.  The incident is on this highlight reel.  Check it out and tell me if you think Gomez deliberately took out Miller.  I’m sorry, I think Gomez did that on purpose.

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