'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
Archives for July 25, 2021
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