Sabres' Nicholas Baptiste: Technically sent down to AHL

Baptiste was reassigned to AHL Rochester in a paper move Monday, John Vogl of The Buffalo News reports.

Analysis:

This means that Baptiste was only assigned to the AHL as a formality, and he'll be staying with the Sabres. This move was made simply to make the 22-year-old eligible for the AHL postseason. Baptiste has played 14 games with Buffalo this year, but he's only averaged 8:45 of ice time per contest.