‘Despite the misfires, early draft returns from Botterill’s three-year tenure are promising. Rasmus Dahlin, Mattias Samuelsson and Dylan Cozens are members of the Sabres’ young core. Injuries have prevented Casey Mittelstadt from establishing himself as a long-term solution at center, though he still has the talent and time to become one. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen can still develop into an NHL goalie.’
Archives for July 3, 2022
Inside the NHL: With all the teams finally back together in person, the draft could be livelier than normal
‘”I do think (an in-person draft) it leads to opportunity,” Adams said. “What I have learned over the last couple of years is the majority of things that ultimately will play out on draft day have been worked on for a while. So going back weeks now, there’s been conversations going on with every team and you’re talking about things that they’re looking for and what are we trying to do? And as you get closer, you know that you’re building on those conversations. So they don’t just come together ultimately just within minutes, it’s weeks and months, sometimes.”‘
Sabres GM Kevyn Adams excited to share draft night with staff
‘”The amount of work these guys do throughout the year is a ton. And to have everyone come together and hear the name that we’re about to call and names that we call. Being able to be apart of that and shake hands. I just think that’s a big part of this job,” says Adams. I think in the last month there’s not a person in the hockey world that I haven’t run into who didn’t say I’ll see you in Montreal. So I don’t know if they’re going to have enough hotel rooms in Montreal to fit everybody. But I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.”‘