Patrick Kaleta will travel with the team to California for their four-game road trip but is weeks away from returning, reports the Olean Times Herald.

Kaleta will travel with the team to California for their four-game road trip but is weeks away from returning, reports the Olean Times Herald.

Analysis:

The gritty right winger took a puck to the face during the preseason that required surgery will likely return in November. The 2014-15 season was supposed to be one of redemption for Kaleta, who was demoted to the AHL last year after the NHL and the Sabres told him to clean up his reckless style of play. Previously a viable source for penalty minutes, Kaleta has little use in fantasy leagues.