Paul Gaustad returned to action on Tuesday December 6.

Paul Gaustad suffered an upper body injury during the Miller-Tootoo scrum Saturday night. Gaustad also earned a double-minor for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct for his effort. "What happened in the game is a joke. It's a joke," furious Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "All it does is just prove the fact right that when I said it was open season, it appears it is open season. You get a guy that comes off a concussion, and you've got Jordin Tootoo, Jordin Tootoo, running over your goaltender? "I want to see what the league wants to do with this one. It's a joke."

Paul Gaustad dressed in Tuesday's loss to Tampa Bay after sitting out Monday's practice to rest a hip flexor injury. He did the same thing last week when he skipped Friday's session before taking to the ice for Saturday's game. "The schedule that we have right now, it doesn't have enough time to heal totally," said Gaustad, who will battle through the ailment for now. "It's just going to be on and off till it gets better. It heals quite a bit, from feeling it when you walk one day to the next not feeling it at all." The Buffalo center picked up an assist in 13:33 of ice time in the contest.

Paul Gaustad returned to action on Tuesday October 25.

Paul Gaustad missed Monday's practice due to a pulled muscle. Gaustad has a goal in seven games this season. Consider him questionable for Tuesday's contest.

Paul Gaustad returned to action on Saturday October 22.

Paul Gaustad (hip flexor) should play on Saturday, according to coach Lindy Ruff. Gaustad didn't participate in Friday's practice after sustaining the injury on Thursday. He was seen with a limp, but Gaustad and Ruff both say that it was just a day off.

Paul Gaustad didn't take part in Friday's practice due to a hip flexor injury. Gaustad sustained the injury in the third period of Thursday's contest. He was seen limping, but Gaustad downplayed the injury, saying that he is taking a day off. Consider him day-to-day for now.

Buffalo fourth-liners Paul Gaustad and Patrick Kaleta saw plenty of ice time in Saturday's game against Pittsburgh. In fact, both of them played more than Tyler Ennis and Brad Boyes in the contest. Coach Lindy Ruff has never had the reputation of rolling all four lines for an entire game, but that could change this season. The Sabres play the most back-to-back sets of games in the NHL in 2011-12 at 21, so keeping everyone fresh appears as though it will be a priority for a team that has placed high expectations on themselves this campaign.

Paul Gaustad is playing in the final year of his current contract with the Buffalo Sabres. He has played his entire 423-game career with the Sabres and is looking forward to providing grit and leadership on a team that could be ready to make significant strides this campaign. Gaustad could be a solid fantasy contributor in 2011-12 after registering 12 goals, 31 points and 101 penalty minutes last year. He also earned a plus-7 rating and the league's third best faceoff winning percentage with a success rate of 59.8 percent.