‘An NHL audition is inevitable. The Sabres can play Savoie for as many as nine games without burning the first year of his entry-level contract. Ideally, they would be able to have the 19-year-old in Rochester for the duration of the regular season, but the NHL’s development agreement with Canada’s top junior leagues prevents him from skating in the AHL regular season unless it’s on a conditioning stint like the one he just finished last weekend. Savoie missed the cutoff by one day.’