Coleman is with his wife while they are expecting their first child and it's unclear whether or not he will play on Thursday. Monitor his status when the Lightning hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 pm ET. They will likely dress seven defensemen if Coleman can't play.
Bogosian recently had his contract terminated in Buffalo and became a free agent. With Ryan McDonagh and Jan Rutta out for multiple weeks and Erik Cernak getting hurt on Saturday, Bogosian provides some blueline depth for the remainder of the season.
Pickard has been returned to the AHL to make room for Jonathan Bernier to be activated from IR. Pickard is 14-9-3 with a 2.87 GAA and .903 SV% in 26 AHL games this season.
Even with Buffalo going with seven defensemen on Tuesday, Bogosian will be the odd man out. He played in the final two games before their bye week but will sit as a healthy scratch for the third time in six games when the Sabres host the Senators. Colin Miller takes his place in the lineup.
Gambrell hasn't played in an NHL game since December 17th but gets another shot with the Sharks after scoring three goals with nine assists (12 points) in 15 AHL games. The 23-year-old had six points (2G / 4A) in 30 NHL games before being sent down.
Trenin played in seven games before the bye week but was a healthy scratch in the last game. The 23-year-old has six points (2G / 4A) in 13 games with the Predators this season.
Trenin has appeared in seven straight games, picking up one goal and three assists but heads back to the AHL, where he has 26 points (14G / 12A) in 20 games this season. Austin Watson will likely replace him on Saturday.
Jonathan Bernier is not on the ice for warmups, so Pickard has re-joined the Red Wings and will be Howard's backup vs. the Sabres.
Bogosian was a healthy scratch on Saturday but will draw in as a seventh defenseman on Sunday. Bogosian will replace Jimmy Vesey.
Vesey was promoted to the top line on Saturday but will come out of the lineup in Detroit. The Sabres will go back to 11 forwards and seven defensemen, re-inserting Zach Bogosian into the lineup.
The Sabres went with seven defensemen in St. Louis on Thursday but will go back to 12/6 today, so look for Evan Rodrigues to replace Bogosian as the 12th forward.
Maatta served as a healthy scratch in Columbus on Sunday but will replace Slater Koekkoek in Calgary on Tuesday night. Maatta has one goal and seven assists (eight points) in 35 games this season.
