Archives for July 2021

'Poltapov played nearly his entire 2020-21 campaign in the MHL with Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, scoring 25 goals and registering 27 assists for 52 points in 61 games. His 25 goals this season ranked Poltapov sixth in the MHL, while his 52 points put him 12th in league scoring.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select Prokhor Poltapov with first pick in Round 2 of 2021 NHL Draft

'Standing in at just 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds, Kisakov finished his 2020-21 campaign with MHK Dynamo Moskva as one of the league's most dangerous scoring threats. His 36 goals finished just second in the MHL behind 2023 top prospect Matvei Mishkov, and his 73 points was one back of Stepan Nikulin for the league lead.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo selects winger Aleksandr Kisakov with 53rd overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft

'The 6-foot-1, 154-pound forward from St. Petersburg, Russia spent last season playing with Krasnaya Armiya Moskva along with Poltapov, where he put up 30 points (9+21) in 50 games played. During his 2019-20 season with CSKA Moskva's Under-18 program, Sardarian performed exceptionally well with 85 points (28+57) in just 24 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres draft winger Stiven Sardarian with 88th overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft

'Unfortunately for Bloom, his 2020-21 season with Saginaw was lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the OHL to cancel its season. In his first season with the Spirit in the 2019-20 campaign, the 6-foot-2, 183-pound winger managed to net six goals and add eight assists for 14 points in 54 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select Josh Bloom with 95th overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft

'While Nadeau is not the fastest of skaters, he protects the puck extremely well, which allows him to play a pace game in the offensive zone. The native of St-Georges, Quebec has good patience for plays to develop, and is capable of making difficult passes to create scoring chances or get a puck on goal with his shot.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo drafts Olivier Nadeau with 97th overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft

'After spending three seasons with Kärpät's junior program in Finland, Marjala decided to make the jump to North America this past season and play in the QMJHL with the Remparts. In his first season in Québec City, the 18-year-old scored five goals and registered 22 assists for 27 points in 30 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres pick winger Viljami Marjala with 159th overall selection in 2021 NHL Draft

'The Panthers drafted Levi in the seventh round of the 2020 NHL Draft. He was at Northeastern last season, but didn’t play.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade Sam Reinhart to Panthers

'So what if the right deal doesn’t come along? Can Adams live with Jack Eichel on the team this year? He said, of course, “I have no in any way shape or form hard feelings with Jack Eichel and he’s a player on our team, so I would have no problem at all if Jack Eichel is on our team when we start training camp.”' … [Read more...] about Adams said he’d be OK if Eichel is still on the team at training camp