Sauer Likely Sitting Tomorrow

As per Jesse Spector, the defense pairs during today’s practice were as follows:

Todd White is skating in a pair with Mike Sauer. Other pairs: Staal-Rozsival, Girardi-Del Zotto, Gilroy-Eminger.

That does not bode well for Sauer, who appears to be the defensive healthy scratch for tomorrow’s home opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Sauer has been playing well during his first two games, but it looks like the coaching staff wants to go with a more experienced presence in Steve Eminger alongside Matt Gilroy, who will take Sauer’s spot in the lineup tomorrow.