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The Buffalo Sabres will hold their annual Development Camp at LECOM Harborcenter from Monday, June 30 through Thursday, July 3. A collection of Sabres prospects will gather in Buffalo for workouts, practices and a scrimmage. All on-ice sessions are free and open to the public. The full camp roster will be announced at a later date. It will include players selected in the 2025 NHL Draft, which takes place June 27 and 28 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles – with the Sabres operating from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park. 2025 NHL Draft coverage: Schedule, Sabres’ projections and more Development Camp, which follows the draft each summer, introduces Sabres prospects to organizational standards and continues establishing their professional work habits. Through on- and off-ice workouts, participants begin familiarizing themselves with the Sabres’ development and performance staffs. Here’s the full schedule of on-ice sessions open to fans, all of which will take place at LECOM Harborcenter. Monday, June 30 | 1:30 – 3 p.m. | Practice Tuesday, July 1 | 9 – 10:30 a.m. | Practice Wednesday, July 2 | 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Practice Thursday, July 3 | 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Scrimmage All times are subject to change; stay tuned to Sabres.com and the Sabres’ social media channels for potential updates.

If they’re going for one year, their grades don’t have to be in order. Some of the schools may have higher academic standards but they’ve been known to lower them for players in the past.

Ben. He sins a lot.

Running back UPL with Levi will be 15yrs no playoffs

I don't really understand why the NHL doesn't move the draft age up considerably. It is hard for the average hockey fan to give a short about the full cycle of their team if they can't watch their first round pick for 3 years. It would make the sport much more compelling with better/more immediate story lines. It's a violent sport, take a page from the NFL and make it 3 years after HS. Bonus, if let's the NCAA manage a lot more of player development rather than tracking a million guys around a million leagues all over the world. Somebody might turn on an NCAA game if they know it has all the best young players in the world. There's literally no way for the average person to watch the WHL, OHL, KHL, etc if you don't actively search it out.

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He said in the pre-draft press conference that there were also several RHD in the system already. So looks like that is covered. Bringing in these defenceman makes its seem obvious he is trading Bo

Who?

Are the twin towers of softness Tage and Power?

We can go ahead and sign up all the right-handed defenseman we want. Won't matter a lick! We do not have a goaltender on the roster, especially UPL who can steal games like most modern good goaltenders can! Therefore the defense can never play the way they need to, because they know one wrong move is in the back of the net every time! Until we get serious, about the goaltender position... We're going to see groundhog's day over and over again! This organization used to be one of the premier organizations in the league with goaltending! Wake up and get rid of UPL! He is the problem... And you won't go, to where you want to go, with him!

Timmons will be fine as the 6, the Utah guy is the one I think who ends up with power

Ok, it’s 5am, I am on day 9 of a 13 day 12 hr shift run, I can drone on about what we all here are witnessing. 😂 The beefing up of the defense most certainly instantly improves this team on the ice. Many of the goals scored against us, the collapses in the 3rd periods in our own zone was due to very poor d play and very poor netminding in some cases. Yes, I haven’t forgotten about the goaltending nightmare here in Buffalo. But defense was way to soft, way to passive in our own zone, that had been corrected to an extent, and judging by our draft, looks to have been what Kyven witnessed as well. i have 0 feat of losing Peterka’s offense, this team has been top half of the league in scoring for a few years now. Defensively they’ve been literal purse swingers. I like the big bodies brought in, the violent mindset of the future d and the I believe it will be more than noticed from opening night through the entirety of the season. playoffs? Ya, I see them as a real possibility now. Address the goaltending and let’s roll!!!

Calling Norris a 1C doesn’t make him one. We still have the twin towers of softness but hopefully Kesselring and Timmons can offset that. Quinn is 3W material until he’s not. We are missing a legitimate 1C, 1LW, reliable starting goalie, partner for Dahlin. Are the Sabres better? No. They are just as bad with an expected uptick in physicality. If we are hinging our hopes on Norris as 1C, Benson in the top six, Levi in the NHL, and Muel with Dahlin then we shouldn’t be surprised by the late season storm of “this team sucks” threads.

As of today; NO That said, they are moving in a direction I agree with, in terms of restructuring the roster build out with diverse skill sets. BUT - goalie is an issue still. Plus our top 6 needs another playmaker. Not ready to give Benson top 6 minutes....he's still developing. If they don't solve the two issues above...this is still a low 80s point team at best. Also....reshape the f'ing coaching staff. What are we doing here???

If we dress a lineup where Bensin is in the first line the season is over before it begins.

Typical Sabres pick

why??

No you’re forgetting josh doan - unless we trade for someone benson is on the 1st line and Doan on the 3rd either way Doan us in that lineup somewhere likely 3rd line - they didn’t trade for him to sit him

So the draft is over. Is this the best configuration of our lineup right now barring more moves? TBD Norris TNT Zucker Kulich Tuch Quinn McLeod Benson Malenstyn Krebs Greenway Dahlin Byram Power Kesserling JBD Timmons UPL Levi

Right now with 18 players signed, the Sabres have nearly $21M to spend. Signing Byram (7) McLeod (5) Timmins (1.5) JBD (1.5) and Levi (1.5) would leave them about $4M shy of the cap Last year Sportrac reports they finished about $8M the cap. A perceived upgrade may have been a factor in flipping Clifton for Timmins, but the trade was pretty clearly designed with clearing $2M off the cap in mind; the price clearly demonstrates that. If that money is not used to facilitate further improvements, they’re clearly operated to internal number. You can get a Timmins-level player for less than a 2nd-rounder without approaching the real cap.

The question is how do they go about solving the goalie issue. IMHO UPL is not good enough. Levi is poised to spend a season at least as a backup if not a close 50/50 split. I'd rather they trade Byram for a vet goalie and trade UPL + Mule for picks if that's possible. I have mixed thoughts on Byram, though. I get why some posters would rather keep him because of his offensive upside. I just don't recall him clearing the front of the net or being much of a force at all, although that's better than being noted as NOT being a force at all like Power, mainly, or Mule. But, depending on the system, he may not need to be that guy if he's paired with Dahlin.

Maybe, but then they don't get Byram or younger on the blue line.

Utica is a foodie town. I stop there every time I travel to/from Buffalo.

Are the extra games late season meaningless ones? Cause if they are we might win them. If they start earlier probably 2 more losses.

Oh good god he's nowhere near playing in 26/27. Sabres might do it, but they shouldn't. A normal team would hope for him in 4. Sabres probably 3, but any sooner would be another rushing the D mistake.