Sabres Development Camp June 30th Harbor Center

[bob_sauve28]

 

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.

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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.

[bob_sauve28]

 

[LGR4GM]

7 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

 

 

 

[Turbo44]

7 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said:

 

"It's really important that you understand that I won't be here when you end up here"

[kas23]

7 minutes ago, Turbo44 said:

"It's really important that you understand that I won't be here when you end up here"

The scary thing is, this would mean accountability occurred. I don’t think your quote is truly what will happen.

[Taro T]

29 minutes ago, Turbo44 said:

"It's really important that you understand that I won't be here when you end up here"

Worse (and likely more accurate):  "It's really important that you understand that I WILL still be here (for no necessarily explicable reason) when you end up here."

[Turbo44]

2 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Worse (and likely more accurate):  "It's really important that you understand that I WILL still be here (for no necessarily explicable reason) when you end up here."

“And you will help end our 18 year playoff drought” 

[Broken Ankles]

9 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said:

 

…because I’m running out of excuses for missing the playoffs, again.
 

…and if you even infer that you don’t want to be here, then I’ll find a way to trade you for younger and cheaper assets.  It’s called purgatory kids.  Look it up. 
 

[Demoted]

11 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said:

 

"You are here to be a part of something special, and when you are ready you will be traded to another team so they can win a Stanley Cup."

[Taro T]

5 minutes ago, Demoted said:

"You are here to be a part of something special, and when you are ready you will be traded to another team so they can win a Stanley Cup."

Gave you the "laugh" but just as easliy could've run with the "cry."

[Brawndo]

 

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

They only have 8 forwards coming to dev camp... yeesh. 

[Taro T]

52 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

Wow, they can only put together 1 more F line using F's than they could using G's.

Wonder if any of the G's skate out for kicks.  (No, not really, but it would be fun to see.)

[DarthEbriate]

Is there a forward line of all RHD?

[DarthEbriate]

They did the same thing last season with a shrunken dev camp roster and no "veterans". On the one hand, more practice activity and game time for the rookies. On the other hand, no ability to do a realistic scrimmage, no seeing Helenius/Wahlberg and getting them a little extra communication with the franchise leadership and some of their future Amerks teammates, or to set the expectation and intensity level for the newbies. No Strbak?    Like last year, it feels very EEE compared to larger dev camps of years past.

[dudacek]

Looks like if you're playing pro, you can stay home.

Leinonen and Ratzlaff the only players there under contract. And the goalie group is the most interesting, when you throw in the two new kids and Leenders.

Helenius, Östlund, Wahlberg, Neuchev, Kulich and Benson are all guys who might have been there under other circumstances, but there's no need.

Still, it's not going to take long to fire up the worry machine over the fact the Sbres have only picked 2 forwards of note (Helenius Zeimer) in the past two drafts.

Most interesting absence: Maxim Strbak

Edited 3 hours ago by dudacek

[DarthEbriate]

9 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Most interesting absence: Maxim Strbak

It'd be the first thing I'd inquire about as a reporter. If Adams has a 5-word response about it (i.e., "at a family wedding..." or whatnot), then cool. If Adams can't help himself and rambles for 90 seconds about it without saying anything, there'd be much to read between the lines there.

[sabremike]

 

[DarthEbriate]

2 minutes ago, sabremike said:

 

The sentiment of the tweet is fine, but the execution is a failure. The photo on the right is the first practice. The poster needs to wait until 7/3 and take the photo. It will still be a stark contrast because it'll be in Harborcenter and about half the players. But it will at least be an apples to apples comparison.

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, dudacek said:

Looks like if you're playing pro, you can stay home.

Leinonen and Ratzlaff the only players there under contract. And the goalie group is the most interesting, when you throw in the two new kids and Leenders.

Helenius, Östlund, Wahlberg, Neuchev, Kulich and Benson are all guys who might have been there under other circumstances, but there's no need.

Still, it's not going to take long to fire up the worry machine over the fact the Sbres have only picked 2 forwards of note (Helenius Zeimer) in the past two drafts.

Most interesting absence: Maxim Strbak

Aren't NCAA players only allowed to accept one paid trip to the NHL team that holds their rights, or did that change with the NCAA's NIL changes?

If that is still a thing, would expect him here at the prospects tournament which will be more valuable to see how he stacks up against other nearly / early pro players than seeing how he stacks up against kids barely 18.

Edited 2 hours ago by Taro T

[pastajoe]

7 minutes ago, sabremike said:

 

Was that Eichel’s first appearance? That would explain the interest.

[DarthEbriate]

4 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Aren't NCAA players only allowed to accept one paid trip to the NHL team that holds their rights, or did that change with the NCAA's NIL changes?

If that is still a thing, would expect him here at the prospects tournament which will be more valuable to see how he stacks up against other nearly / early pro players than seeing how he stacks up against kids barely 18.

The NCAA kids don't participate in the prospects tournament because school is already in session.

[Believer]

50 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

It'd be the first thing I'd inquire about as a reporter. If Adams has a 5-word response about it (i.e., "at a family wedding..." or whatnot), then cool. If Adams can't help himself and rambles for 90 seconds about it without saying anything, there'd be much to read between the lines there.

You’ve got his act down pat.

[...]

2 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

They only have 8 forwards coming to dev camp... yeesh. 

Hotel rooms are expensive.

[Taro T]

19 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

The NCAA kids don't participate in the prospects tournament because school is already in session.

Well, then, as Emily Lutella used to say, "nevermind."