Zucker (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve by the Sabres on Monday.
General manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced in mid-September that Zucker wouldn't be ready for the start of the season while recovering from sports hernia surgery, so his move to injured reserve isn't very surprising. Kekalainen said that Zucker could miss "a couple of weeks," so the 34-year-old could be in the mix to return as early as mid-October.