BUFFALO – Sabres center Jiri Kulich, who hasn’t played since Nov. 1 because of blood clot issues, will undergo another test Tuesday to determine if he can “resume a higher level of fitness,” coach Lindy Ruff said.
“I don’t know what that level will be, whether that involves contact,” Ruff said following Monday’s practice in KeyBank Center. “We’ll find out what that means. The doctors will make that decision.”
Kulich, 21, recently resumed skating on his own.
Ruff also said the Sabres’ three other injured players – winger Jordan Greenway, defenseman Conor Timmins and winger Justin Danforth – are “getting closer.”
Ruff said Greenway, who has battled pain after undergoing two hernia surgeries, has rejoined the Sabres after receiving treatment away from the team.
Meanwhile, Ruff said Timmins, who broke his leg Dec. 18, “probably had his best day” Monday.
Ruff said Danforth, who broke his kneecap Oct. 15, has been skating on and off.
“Still dealing with some pain issues,” he said.