LaFontaine Out at Least 3 Weeks

Buffalo Sabre center Pat LaFontaine will sit out another three to four weeks because of the effects of a concussion last month, the team said Friday.

LaFontaine, the Sabres’ captain, has been physically exhausted, often feeling tired and worn out, since the fifth concussion of his career Oct. 17, Buffalo General Manager John Muckler said.

On Oct. 17, LaFontaine, 31, took an elbow to the head from Pittsburgh defenseman Francis Leroux and was knocked to the ice unconscious. He missed one game before returning to the lineup on Oct. 24 against Montreal but began to complain of fatigue a few days later playing the Rangers in New York.