Sabres loan prospect Arttu Ruotsalainen to Finnish team during long offseason

‘Ruotsalainen, a 22-year-old center, will remain with Ilves, a team in Finland’s top professional league, on a loan agreement, but he can join the Sabres when training camp is expected to begin in November. The Finnish Liiga season is expected to begin Oct. 1, while the NHL has a tentative start date of Dec. 1 and the AHL has set Dec. 4.’