‘“His pace of play is so high with and without the puck,” Appert said after the Sabres prepared for tonight’s Prospects Challenge opener against the Montreal Canadiens. “A lot of times guys of his age and his caliber offensively might not have the work level, the hunt of the puck he does. I just was incredibly impressed with how competitive he is on the puck, how smart he is. You could see it in that first keep-away passing game. He sees things that other players don’t see.”’