'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
Archives for 2021
Sabres pick winger Viljami Marjala with 159th overall selection 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
Sabres trade Sam Reinhart to Panthers
'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
Adams said he'd be OK if Eichel is still on the team at training camp
'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
Buffalo Sabres select Prokhor Poltapov with first pick of second round of 2021 NHL Draft
'The 18-year-old played 61 games with Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, scoring 25 goals and adding 27 assists.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres select Prokhor Poltapov with first pick of second round of 2021 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres select forward Aleksandr Kisakov with 53rd pick in NHL Draft
'Kisakov played 61 games with MHK Dynamo Moskva of the MHL scoring 36 goals and adding 37 assists.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres select forward Aleksandr Kisakov with 53rd pick in NHL Draft
Sabres draft third Russian forward; select Stiven Sardarian 88th overall
'Sardarian is committed to the University of New Hampshire for the 2022-23 season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres draft third Russian forward; select Stiven Sardarian 88th overall
Buffalo Sabres take Finnish and Swedish forwards at end of fifth, beginning of sixth rounds
'The Sabres drafted forward Viljami Marjala who played for Quebec in the QMJHL last season, scoring five goals and adding 22 assists in 30 games at 159th overall.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres take Finnish and Swedish forwards at end of fifth, beginning of sixth rounds
Buffalo Sabres draft Canadian forwards Josh Bloom with 95th pick; Olivier Nadeau with 97th pick
'Bloom plays with Saginaw in the Ontario Hockey League, tallying 14 points in 54 games as a 16-year-old in 2019-20.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres draft Canadian forwards Josh Bloom with 95th pick; Olivier Nadeau with 97th pick
Rasmus Ristolainen and Sam Reinhart are gone, now the attention remains on Jack Eichel on Sabres trade front
'“Discussions are going on and we’re having a lot of them on a lot of different players. Jack in particular if people were thinking like oh something’s going to happen at the draft, we’ve never looked at any sort of timeline or pressure point to say we have to do something on any player,” Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams said after the draft.' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Ristolainen and Sam Reinhart are gone, now the attention remains on Jack Eichel on Sabres trade front
Former Sabres F Sam Reinhart excited for fresh start with Panthers
'So the Sabres get a first-round pick next year that could get moved to 2023 if the pick is in the top ten. Then there’s the player they got, another prospect. The Panthers drafted Levi in the seventh-round in 2020 which it seems for a guy like Reinhart, they should have gotten an NHL player.' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres F Sam Reinhart excited for fresh start with Panthers
Reinhart trade to Panthers official; Sabres receive 2022 first-rounder, goalie
'Saturday afternoon, the Sabres confirmed the Reinhart trade to Florida. Buffalo gets a 2022 first round pick and netminder Devon Levi in return.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart trade to Panthers official; Sabres receive 2022 first-rounder, goalie
'We took huge steps' | 8 takeaways from the NHL Draft
'"I'm a big believer in Sam Reinhart as a player, as a person," Adams said. "I think he's an excellent hockey player. But the fact of the matter is he wasn't going to be here past this year. … You look at these things and you're projecting where are we gonna be in a year, two or three years, and you have to make hard decisions."' … [Read more...] about ‘We took huge steps’ | 8 takeaways from the NHL Draft
Sabres 2021 NHL Draft Coverage: Day 2 Selections
'Poltapov tallied 52 points (25+27) in 61 games with Krasnaya Armiya Moskva of Russia's junior hockey league. He scored seven points (2+5) in seven games during Russia's run to a silver medal at the U-18 World Championship.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 2021 NHL Draft Coverage: Day 2 Selections
Sabres acquire goaltender Levi, 1st-round pick from Panthers
'Levi is a member of the Northeastern University program but did not play as a freshman due to injury. He was named CJHL Player of the Year and CCHL Most Valuable Player in 2019-20 after leading CCHL goaltenders in save percentage (.941) and goals-against average (1.47).' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire goaltender Levi, 1st-round pick from Panthers