OTP - Who Will Fill The Sabres Top-Six Hole? The Nashville Predators [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/nashville-predators/] have announced that former Buffalo Sabres [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/] forward Ryan O'Reilly will be out week-to-week [https://x.com/PredsNHL/status/1864814398625243567] due to a lower-body injury. O'Reilly, 33, has appeared in 26 games this season with the Predators, where he has five goals, 14 points, and a minus-13 rating. This is after he had 26 goals and 69 points with the Predators last season. This is undoubtedly bad news for a Predators club looking to turn around its season. At this juncture of the campaign, the Predators have a 7-14-8 record and fewer points (20) than every team in the NHL besides the Chicago Blackhawks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/] (18). Losing an important forward like O'Reilly will make bouncing back even more challenging for Nashville. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjExMjA2NTc4MDAxNDIyMDEz/usatsi_24884326.jpg] O'Reilly appeared in 224 games over three seasons with the Sabres, posting 65 goals, 111 assists, and 176 points.
