‘The offers come as somewhat of a surprise given Sabres General Manager Jason Botterill’s plan to add depth scoring to a roster that relied heavily on Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart and Jeff Skinner last season.’
The Sabres Report - June 20, 2019
Rasmus Dahlin third in Calder voting; Ryan O'Reilly wins first career Selke ★
‘Dahlin was third with 661 points. He had one first-place vote, 21 seconds, 66 thirds, 50 fourths and 24 fifths. Dahlin was left off nine ballots in voting by the PHWA.’
Robin Lehner's life and Masterton Award are a textbook case of perseverance ★
‘”It’s been a long journey since I left Buffalo, went to rehab and started taking steps to change my life,” he said. “The perseverance is not giving up, trusting the process, trusting all the things I need to do and the support system I have from my wife to everyone else around me.”‘
How Jason Botterill is using the NHL draft to rebuild the Sabres ★
‘The Sabres’ decline over the past decade can be directly linked to failures in the draft. Though elite players like Jack Eichel were added under former general manager Tim Murray, there were first-round misses, including Mikhail Grigorenko, and the amateur scouting staff failed to identify enough midround gems.’
'Impossible' for Sabres to go wrong with options available at No. 7 ★
‘”What we talk about is that there’s a wide group of players between three and nine, three and 10, so at seven we feel we’re in a good spot,” Jankowski said during the combine last month. “We know we’re going to get a good player. If you’re picking three, you’re kind of getting your pick of the lot, if you’re picking 10, you might get whatever’s left, but at seven, we know we’re going to get a good player, so it’s nice that there’s some depth there, that’s for sure.”‘
Who will Sabres take? Experts opinions vary ★
‘What the mock drafts say…’.
AP Source: Sabres retain rights to Girgensons, Larsson ★
‘The Sabres also issued offers to retain the rights of defensemen Jake McCabe, goalie Linus Ullmark, and forwards Evan Rodrigues and C.J. Smith, the person said only on the condition of anonymity because the team had not released this information.’
Source: The Sabres have qualified six restricted free agents ★
‘Larsson’s offer is $1.475 million, while Girgensons tender is $1.6 million. McCabe also got $1.6 million, Rodrigues received $726,500, Ullmark’s offer was $787,500 while Smith’s offer was $917,831.’
Kypreos: Ristolainen still has potential with the Sabres ★
‘“I think when Ralph Krueger came in, I think it slowed down the process,” Kypreos said. “Now that’s not to say that eventually Buffalo will get an offer they can’t refuse. There’s also intrigue that Ristolainen is one of these young, up and coming stars… maybe Ralph Krueger wants to see what he has first before moving forward.”’
Sabres' Dahlin comes in third for the Calder Trophy ★
‘In November, the Sabres will play the Lightning twice in Sweden. Hedman is happy that Dahlin and another Swedish Sabre will be there, “In the summers I work out with Victor Olofsson too, so I hope he gets to be there. Linus Ullmark is also from my hometown, so it’ll be a dream come true for us to come home and play an NHL game in our home country.”’