Kaleta out of hospital, no timetable for return

Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta was released from Buffalo hospital today after being hit hard from behind by Toronto’s Mike Brown in the first period of Tuesday’s game at the First Niagara Center.

Kaleta, 26, will not travel to Boston for Thursday’s game against the Bruins, according to the Buffalo News.

There’s no timetable set for his return.

Brown was given a minor penalty for boarding on the play, but he won’t face a disciplinary hearing for the hit.

After the game, Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Kaleta was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons.

“It’s a neck injury,” said Ruff. “He was X-rayed here and they took a precaution. They took him for some further tests.”