Sabres' Nicholas Baptiste: Suffers lower back injury Friday
Baptiste exited Friday's preseason game against Toronto with an injury to his lower back.
Analysis:
The severity of Baptiste's injury still remains unknown, though this likely hurts his chances of making the NHL cut. At just 21 years old, he does have a chance of seeing his first NHL ice time at some point this season, however.
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