Author: Kris Baker
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Summer Notes: Traverse, 2015 draft and other stuff
Some news and notes as I squeeze out every ounce of summer (OK, and study for my upcoming FFB drafts) before beginning another fun year of sticks and pucks…. We’ll be wheels up for Traverse City on Thursday, Sept. 11. The following day, the Sabres will begin divisional play at the NHL Prospects Tournament against…
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Olofsson gets shootout goal in NJEC finale
Victor Olofsson didn’t see much action Saturday, but he came through when needed with a beautiful backhand-to-forehand shootout goal in Sweden’s 5-4 loss to Russia at Canada’s National Junior Team Development Camp. The complete Saturday recap will be available at Sabres.com.
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Reinhart strikes twice as Canada cruises
It took Sam Reinhart just 1:05 into the first period of the first summer camp scrimmage versus the Czech Republic to get his first goal. He later connected for his second of the night by cleaning up a Haydn Fleury rush with less than four minutes to play as Canada defeated the Czech Republic 6-2…
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Brassard earns training camp invite
The question of who will help man the crease when the Sabres participate in the 2014 NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City appears to have been answered with QMJHL veteran Francois Brassard earning a training camp invite. Brassard, 20, was originally a sixth round draft pick by the Ottawa Senators in 2012 (he was chosen…
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Focus shifts to U20
The summer usually offers a much-needed break from pucks, but the beat goes on for a group of Sabres prospects hoping to represent their countries at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship. While the tournament is still five months away, the work begins with summer evaluation camps once the calendar flips in August. The United…
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Development Camp roster finalized
The Buffalo Sabres have announced their 2014 Development Camp roster. The event will take place July 14-18, with the marquee Blue vs. Gold scrimmage set for Tuesday, July 15 at 7:00 PM. A total of 41 players will take part in the action, including seven first round NHL draft picks. Sabres fans, of course, will…
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Buffalo Sabres Summer 2014 Prospect Rankings
Disclaimer: The ranking exercise is not about compiling a list of who is closest to playing in the NHL. The prospects are first listed by their potential ceiling, and then slotted up or down based on their overall likelihood of achieving. This is the only fair way to assess a pool of players ranging 18-23…
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Another trio of invites tabbed for d-camp
With the Sabres 2014 Development Camp set for July 14-18, three more players have received a call to head to Buffalo as free agent invites. Drake Caggiula, Patrick Russell and Brandon Prophet join the previously reported Christian Hilbrich (Cornell) and Liam Pecararo (Maine commit) as players set to attend camp who are currently unclaimed by…
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Sabres add pair to d-camp roster
While waiting for the official release of the Buffalo Sabres’ 2014 Development Camp roster, it has been learned that two unclaimed forwards, Liam Pecararo and Christian Hilbrich, have earned invites to the mid-July gathering. Pecararo is a slippery winger that played the past two years in Waterloo (USHL) as a teammate of Sabres goaltending prospect…
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Rounds 5-7: Sabres swing for the fences
After getting passed over in his first year of eligibility, 19-year old forward Max Willman finds himself with an investor as the Sabres called his name at the top of the fifth round. I’m told that Willman (6’0″, 180 lbs.) is a well-rounded winger with good skating ability and an understated power mentality. Northeast high…
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