Sabres reassign Bryson, Fitzgerald to taxi squad

The Buffalo Sabres have reassigned defensemen Jacob Bryson and Casey Fitzgerald from the Rochester Americans to the team's taxi squad.
Sabres coach Ralph Krueger announced Sunday that Jake McCabe had returned to Buffalo for an MRI after sustaining a lower-body injury during the third period against the Devils on Saturday. Fellow defenseman Will Borgen was also absent from practice and is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
The absences left the Sabres to practice with the following six defensemen in preparation for their game against the New York Islanders on Monday:

26 Rasmus Dahlin - 33 Colin Miller
44 Matt Irwin - 62 Brandon Montour
88 Brandon Davidson - 10 Henri Jokiharju
Bryson and Fitzgerald are both in their second professional seasons after careers in the NCAA. Bryson, a left shot, tallied 27 points as a rookie with Rochester last season. Fitzgerald's rookie campaign was listed to 25 games in part due to the injury.
The taxi squad now includes three defensemen in Bryson, Davidson, and Fitzgerald; two forwards in Rasmus Asplund and Casey Mittelstadt; and one goaltender in Jonas Johansson
The Sabres visit the Islanders on Monday and then conclude their road trip against New Jersey on Tuesday. The Amerks' next game is Wednesday at Syracuse.