Sabres Prospects
Sabres Ink Notre Dame's Oglevie to ELC
April 12th, 2018 Wednesday morning, before Sabres general manager Jason Botterill held his season-ending press conference, the team announced it had signed college free-agent forward Andrew Oglevie to a two-year, entry-level...
Buffalo Sabres Brass Analyzing Assets
April 5th, 2018 The Buffalo Sabres front office has remained busy during the final stretch of the regular season. Over the past few weeks, the team has called up several minor league and junior players in order to analyze their progress. Since the beginning of last month, they have...
Sabres Sign Defenseman Borgen to ELC
March 26th, 2018 Finally, some good new to report for the Sabres organization. The Buffalo Sabres signed defenseman Will Borgen, their 2015 fourth-round pick, to a three-year entry-level contract (ELC). He will report to Rochester on an amateur tryout offer, giving them a boost for their...
Sabres Mittelstadt Has Decisions to Make
March 21st, 2018 Now that University of Minnesota Golden Gophers have been eliminated from the NCAA tournament, the Casey Mittelstadt watch has begun. The freshman had an impressive freshman year, putting up 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points in 34 games. He was also a dominating figure...
Buffalo Sabres Promising Prospect Pipeline
March 17th, 2018 Hope is on the horizon. The Sabres have a number of exciting players that are already in their system. There is a definite group of players ready for NHL play. And there is a distinct group that is close but, realistically, at least a year away. One never knows exactly...
Sabres Top 4 Prospects 2018
March 10th, 2018 It's no secret that the Buffalo Sabres have struggled this season. At 22-35-11, they sit securely at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. In a year where the team hasn't provided much to cheer about at KeyBank Center, fans have shifted their focus toward the...
Sabres Future is More than Just Swede Nothings
February 16th, 2018 Warning: This article contains an inordinate amount of Swedish puns. Jack Eichel suffers an injury and the Sabres immediately start winning some hockey games. Some things simply cannot be explained. Although their recent run of solid performances has been a welcome...
C.J. Smith is Knocking on the Sabres Door
February 3rd, 2018 Taylor Leier, Pat Cannone, Charles Hudon, Jakub Markstrom, Brandon Pirri, Ryan Hamilton. What do these men have in common? They're all fringe players who've achieved limited (to no) success in the NHL? Mostly correct, but the answer I was attempting to extract is that...Sabres Recent Draft History - 2018 Edition
January 11th, 2018 The Buffalo Sabres currently hold the NHL's second-longest active playoff drought (Carolina Hurricanes) and for the past seven seasons, the entry draft is really all fans had to look forward to. As the team finds itself in the league basement yet again, the blue and gold...Sabres Prospects Still Vying for Gold at 2018 WJC
January 4th, 2018 As the World Junior Championship winds down, four out of five Buffalo Sabres prospects, representing three different countries, are still competing for medals. The semifinal round features Team USA vs. Team Sweden and Team Canada vs. Team Czech Republic. Quarterfinal...Sabres Prospect Mittelstadt is Dominating WJC
December 30th, 2017 These days, Sabre fans are desperate for an ounce of good news. They’re getting a ton of it. Casey Mittelstadt, the Sabres first-round pick (eighth overall) in 2017, is making the most of the World Junior Championship stage. He’s been a dominant player every time...
Sabres Prospects Are Killing It at WJC
December 29th, 2017 For Sabre fans, the great thing about the World Junior Championship is it offers a temporary respite from their team’s dismal season. Watching Sabre prospects like Casey Mittelstadt, Alex Nylander and Marcus Davidsson offers hope for the future. Halfway through the...
6 Under-The-Radar Sabres Prospects for 2018
December 28th, 2017 As the Buffalo Sabres have meandered at the bottom of the NHL standings this season, fans have understandably shifted their attention toward the future. When speculating which prospects are most likely to crack the Sabres' lineup in 2018-19, players like Brendan Guhle...