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Sabres put Tallinder on IR, get Foligno back

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Buffalo lost some experience but gained some youth on Tuesday.

The Sabres put veteran defenseman Henrik Tallinder on injured reserve with an upper-body injury, paving the way for 22-year-old Marcus Foligno to make his 2013-14 debut against Tampa after missing the first three games of the season with a shoulder ailment.

Foligno will play on a line with Tyler Ennis and Drew Stafford, a trio that achieved great success during the 2011-12 campaign. That year, Foligno burst onto the scene by scoring 13 points in 14 games.

“He can provide a lot of energy for us, so we’re looking for that tonight and a physical element out of him,” Sabres head coach Ron Rolston said, as per NHL.com. “It’s just finding the chemistry on lines, and I think [Foligno]'s a guy that can make space for guys for us and get to the net.

“Those are some of the things we’ve been struggling with.”

In other lineup moves, Buffalo will put Steve Ott on the top line alongside Cody Hodgson and Thomas Vanek.