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The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team will host the Prospects Challenge from Sept. 12 to 14 at First Niagara Center and HARBORCENTER. For $10 per game, fans can watch the Sabres’ prospects compete with young guns from the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils in a round-robin challenge. The participating teams will play two…

When the Czech Republic’s U20 squad arrived in Calgary this week, Sabres prospect Vaclav Karabacek was not there. Neither was New Jersey’s shiny first-rounder, Pavel Zacha. Zacha is sitting out due to precautionary reasons, and until we learn otherwise, we’ll assume that the same reason applies to Karabacek. The Czechs certainly could have used them…

Imagine yourself as a young man from Western Canada getting ready to enter college in Alaska, but first you get to travel east to Buffalo for the Sabres’ 2015 Development Camp, along the way playing a scrimmage in front of over 17,000 fans on a summer Friday evening. That’s what 21-year-old power forward Mason Mitchell…

If you follow the trajectory of certain draft year players and isolate second-half risers, the name Giorgio Estephan is very familiar to you. Standing 6-feet tall, 184 pounds, Estephan is a smooth, slick playmaker who sees the ice extremely well. I wouldn’t classify him as an offensive dynamo, but rather a complete utility player who…

A year after getting sandwiched between two players and suffering a broken leg, Devante Stephens’ remarkable turnaround culminated with him being picked by the Sabres with the 122nd pick in the 2015 Draft. Stephens was passed over in the WHL Bantam Draft but settled into his transition to the blueline (he was a forward until…

Will Borgen is property of the Buffalo Sabres after being selected 92nd overall at the 2015 NHL Draft. After finishing up his senior year of high school, Borgen excelled late in the year with the Omaha Lancers, scoring one goal and six points in 18 appearances. His steady play and confidence with the puck moved…

The Sabres have selected Brendan Guhle, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound defenseman from the Prince Albert Raiders with the 51st pick of the 2015 Draft. From the draft preview: Brendan Guhle – LHD, Prince Albert Raiders (WHL), 6’2″, 185 lbs. A big body who has the look of a solid physical presence once his frame fills out,…

It’s an exciting time for the rebuilding Buffalo Sabres franchise. After the two most futile seasons in team history since the league moved to an 80+ game schedule, the more fruitful portion of the business plan set forth by the decision makers is right around the corner. And so, the Buffalo Sabres will hold the…

Nicholas Baptiste continued his productive ways Thursday, scoring his 10th goal of the playoffs unassisted as Erie was defeated by Sault Ste. Marie 4-2 in Game 5 of the OHL Western Conference Final. Baptiste struck just 2:06 in after the Greyhounds coughed the puck up in front of their own net, but the Soo would…

Nicholas Baptiste exploded for four goals Tuesday as Erie defeated Sault Ste. Marie 7-5 in Game 4 of the OHL Western Conference Final. Sabres prospect Jean Dupuy scored the game’s first goal just 38 seconds after the opening face-off with Justin Bailey getting one of the assists, but Baptiste quickly answered with his sixth of…