Nikita Novikov swapped for forward Kaleb Lawrence for the rest of the season

[pastajoe]

I wonder why the Sabres gave up on him. At one time he was considered a top D prospect in Rochester.

[LGR4GM]

17 minutes ago, pastajoe said:

I wonder why the Sabres gave up on him. At one time he was considered a top D prospect in Rochester.

My understanding was agility and footspeed

 

[steveoath]

46 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

My understanding was agility and footspeed

 

This is what I’ve read also. 

[spndnchz]

Bye bye 

[Porous Five Hole]

12 hours ago, steveoath said:

This is what I’ve read also. 

The Sabres/Amerks org did him a solid by loaning him to Ontario once ROC knew he wasn’t part of the future. Moving him to the other half of the AHL gave him a fresh start and a chance for new scouts to see him for the rest of last year.