'Novotny’s 38 points this past season ranked fifth on Leksands IF’s J20 team. Novotny totaled 12 goals and now signed with the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select forward Melvin Novotny with the 195th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
The Sabres Report - Jun 29, 2025
Sabres select goaltender Yevgeni Prokhorov with the 199th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
'The 18-year old from Belarus played 28 games for Dinamo-Shinnik in the MHL. While in the Russia's Junior league, he had a .903 save percentage and 2.19 goals against average. Prokhorov also had a .943 save percentage in six playoff games with Dinamo-Shinnik.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select goaltender Yevgeni Prokhorov with the 199th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
Sabres select forward Ryan Rucinski with the 219th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
'In 49 games played with Youngstown of the USHL, Rucinski scored 19 goals and 42 points which ranked him fourth in scoring on his team. Rucinski has committed to play college hockey with Ohio State next season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select forward Ryan Rucinski with the 219th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres open day 2 of NHL Draft with trade, make 9 picks overall
'However, round two started with some fireworks for the Sabres as they traded the 39th overall pick and Connor Clifton to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Conor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres open day 2 of NHL Draft with trade, make 9 picks overall
Sabres trade Connor Clifton to Penguins in exchange for 2 defensemen
'Timmins is a 26-year old native of nearby Thorold, Ontario, and has 46 points in 159 total NHL games since 2019.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade Connor Clifton to Penguins in exchange for 2 defensemen
NHL Draft: Here's who the Buffalo Sabres selected
'Two of the Sabres' top three draft picks were defensemen. They also traded a second-round pick (No. 39 overall) and defenseman Connor Clifton to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for two more defensemen, Conor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau.' … [Read more...] about NHL Draft: Here’s who the Buffalo Sabres selected
Sabres acquire Timmins, Belliveau from Penguins
'Belliveau, 22, split last season between Pittsburgh’s AHL and ECHL affiliates. The 2021 fifth-round pick has seven points (1+6) in 24 career AHL games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Timmins, Belliveau from Penguins
Draft notebook | Sabres swap second rounder for immediate blue-line boost
'Mrtka doesn’t figure to join the NHL lineup for at least a couple years, but Buffalo began Saturday – the second and final day of the draft – with a trade to provide immediate help on the blue line.' … [Read more...] about Draft notebook | Sabres swap second rounder for immediate blue-line boost
Meet the Sabres' 2025 draft class
'Here's a breakdown of each selection made by the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Meet the Sabres’ 2025 draft class
The Sabres Report - Jun 28, 2025
Sabres pick defenseman Radim Mrtka at No. 9 in NHL draft
'Mrtka, 18, only got serious about playing hockey and pursuing a professional career in the last three years, but he became a playmaker for Seattle. He joined the Thunderbirds in December 2024 after playing the first 10 games of the season with HC Ocelari Trinec of the Czech Extraliga. He led Seattle’s defensemen in points and was fifth among rookie defensemen in the WHL in … [Read more...] about Sabres pick defenseman Radim Mrtka at No. 9 in NHL draft
Sabres sign Jack Quinn to a two-year contract extension
'The former first-round draft pick in 2020 enters his fourth full NHL season, and has scored 39 goals with 58 assists in 159 games, and even in an injury-riddled season, became key on the Sabres' penalty kill before he sustained the ankle injury against San Jose. However, Quinn is minus-26 in his three full seasons.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Jack Quinn to a two-year contract extension
Josh Doan, Michael Kesselring ready to find solutions with Sabres
'“Coming in and trying to help find a solution is always fun, because there’s a way to go up and a way to go down,” said Doan, who played with Kesselring on the Arizona Coyotes before the franchise relocated to Utah last year. “The group here is finding its way and going in an upwards direction. You look at where Arizona was and how you’ve got to see that, for a little bit. I … [Read more...] about Josh Doan, Michael Kesselring ready to find solutions with Sabres
Mike Harrington: Michael Kesselring gives Sabres solid option as new tower with Owen Power
'“I think they see me with a lot of potential, and I played well when I had a lot of opportunity this year,” Kesselring said on his introductory video call with Buffalo media. “So I think the goal is just to carry that over and keep getting better. I think I’m a big guy that can move and I think I’m good two ways, so there’s a lot of ways that I can impact the game. And I’m … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Michael Kesselring gives Sabres solid option as new tower with Owen Power
NHL draft is decentralized this year. What it means for Sabres, and how teams will handle the change
'The change in format for this year stems from the 2023 draft in Nashville, an event that became a tipping point, of sorts, for its immediate future. Nashville isn’t cheap, which teams found out when they toted their entire hockey operations staffs to Tennessee. Additionally, according to Sports Business Journal, storms across the Southeast created travel issues, which delayed … [Read more...] about NHL draft is decentralized this year. What it means for Sabres, and how teams will handle the change
NHL Draft: Sabres select Radim Mrtka ninth overall
'Still, his transition to a faster and heavier game on the smaller ice surface went smoothly. Mrtka, 18, earned loads of ice time and morphed into a top draft prospect. While the language barrier was difficult at first, he learned it – “It just came to me naturally,” he said – and now speaks English so fluently he chatted on Zoom following his selection.' … [Read more...] about NHL Draft: Sabres select Radim Mrtka ninth overall