The Buffalo Sabres still have one game left on their preseason schedule and their injury report already looks like it's the end of a grueling 82-game NHL season. In turn, it's fair to wonder whether the Sabres' lack of impact depth could come back to haunt them during the early stages of the new campaign. Buffalo Sabres' season already threatened by early rash of key injuries, including Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenNo Sabres player faced more pressure to produce a bounce-back campaign than goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Making matters worse, the early portion of the Sabres' schedule is perhaps the most favorable stretch of the entire campaign. Ultimately, the Sabres will cross their fingers that the injury luck changes quickly, or the 2025-26 campaign could head south in the blink of an eye.