Category: Rochester Americans
Sabres notes: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen enjoyed ‘great’ training camp
Craig AndersonBUFFALO – On the surface, goalie prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s preseason looks disappointing. Instead of forcing the Sabres to keep him, they demoted the Finn to the minors 10 days before opening night. Luukkonen, 22, compiled a 0-2-0 record in two starts, allowing five goals in each game. Still,...
Read moreSabres add new player, claim Axel Jonsson-Fjallby off waivers
Västerviks IKBUFFALO – The Sabres added to their forward corps this afternoon, claiming winger Axel Jonsson-Fjallby off waivers from the Washington Capitals. The Sabres now have 21 healthy forwards on their training camp roster. Jonsson-Fjallby, 23, has no NHL experience. He split last season between the Hershey...
Read moreSabres release 12 players from training camp tryouts
Rochester AmericansBUFFALO – Goalie Michael Houser and winger Michael Mersch were among 12 players the Sabres released from their training camp tryouts this morning. They will report to the Rochester Americans. The Sabres also released forwards Dominic Franco, Mason Jobst, Ryan Scarfo and Brendan Warren; defensemen Ni...
Read moreConfident Casey Mittelstadt sets big goals for himself, Sabres
Steven StamkosBUFFALO – When center Casey Mittelstadt returned home in the spring following the Sabres’ last-place finish, he forced himself to tune into the Stanley Cup playoffs every night. Mittelstadt, of course, enjoys watching hockey. But some nights, he acknowledged, it “can be painful,” especially in the e...
Read moreSabres prospect Brett Murray develops into intriguing talent
Jason BotterillBUFFALO – Brett Murray’s transformation into one of the Sabres’ best forward prospects spans three regimes over more than five years. Ex-Sabres general manager Tim Murray (no relation) drafted him way back in 2016. He did not receive an entry-level NHL contract right away – the Sabres had concerns a...
Read moreSabres prospect Brett Murray develops into intriguing talent
Seth AppertBUFFALO – Brett Murray’s transformation into one of the Sabres’ best forward prospects spans three regimes over more than five years. Ex-Sabres general manager Tim Murray (no relation) drafted him way back in 2016. He did not receive an entry-level NHL contract right away – the Sabres had concerns a...
Read moreMattias Samuelsson, Jack Quinn won’t play for Sabres this afternoon
Seth AppertBUFFALO – A lower-body injury will sideline Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson for this afternoon’s Prospect Challenge game against the Boston Bruins, according to the team. Samuelsson, 21, hobbled off the ice after blocking a shot late in Friday’s 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils and did not re...
Read moreUkko-Pekka Luukkonen developed ‘swagger’ on way up to Sabres
Craig AndersonBUFFALO – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen displayed it often last season, especially toward the end. The Sabres goalie prospect would become locked in and perform so well he developed some swagger. Luukkonen, 22, wasn’t boisterous, mind you. The Finn simply possessed what Rochester Americans coach Seth Appert...
Read moreUkko-Pekka Luukkonen developed ‘swagger’ on way up to Sabres
Aaron DellBUFFALO – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen displayed it often last season, especially toward the end. The Sabres goalie prospect would become locked in and perform so well he developed some swagger. Luukkonen, 22, wasn’t boisterous, mind you. The Finn simply possessed what Rochester Americans coach Seth Appert...
Read moreSabres re-sign Casey Mittelstadt, Henri Jokiharju to identical contracts
Florida PanthersThe Buffalo Sabres on Thursday locked up two of their three restricted free agents, re-signing center Casey Mittelstadt and defenseman Henri Jokiharju to identical three-year, $7.5 million contracts. Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin is now the Sabres’ only restricted free agent. Training camp is scheduled t...
Read moreSabres reward breakout stretch, re-sign Casey Mittelstadt to three-year contract
Jack EichelEarly last season, Casey Mittelstadt toiled on the taxi squad and struggled to crack the Buffalo Sabres’ lineup as a winger. By the end of the year, however, he had morphed into the team’s No. 2 center. The Sabres on Thursday rewarded Mittelstadt’s breakout stretch under new coach Don Granato, re-si...
Read moreSabres re-sign Casey Fitzgerald to two-year contract
Rochester AmericansThe Buffalo Sabres have re-signed restricted free agent Casey Fitzgerald to a two-year, two-way contract worth $1.5 million in the NHL, the team announced Friday. Fitzgerald registered two goals, nine points and a minus 10-rating in 22 games with the Rochester Americans last season. The Sabres also...
Read moreSabres have unique goalie prospect in Team Canada star Devon Levi
Carleton Place CanadiansOn his bedroom door, Buffalo Sabres goalie prospect Devon Levi has a small whiteboard he writes two numbers on every morning. On Monday, the board read 39 – the number of days remaining in his summer training – and 69 – the number of days until the Northeastern Huskies’ 2021-22 season opener. “Oh, I...
Read moreSabres extend qualifying offers to five players
Rochester AmericansThe Buffalo Sabres have extended qualifying offers to five restricted free agents, including defenseman Rasmus Dahlin and center Casey Mittelstadt, the team announced today. Center Rasmus Asplund and defensemen Casey Fitzgerald and Henri Jokiharju also received qualifying offers before the 5 p.m. de...
Read moreSabres could lose valuable young player to Kraken in NHL Expansion Draft
BjörkSince the Buffalo Sabres drafted Will Borgen 92nd overall in 2015, he has morphed from a relatively unknown prospect into a defenseman on the cusp of regular NHL duty. The Sabres have guided Borgen’s development from his college career at St. Cloud State through his early pro days with the Rochester...
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