The Sabres are open to trading their 11th overall selection in this month’s draft, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said on Friday’s “32 Thoughts” podcast. If so, it would likely be in a swap for top-six forward help, per Friedman. They’re not the only team within the top 15 looking to move their selection, though. The Devils, slated to pick one spot before them at 10th overall, … [Read more...] about Sabres Open To Trading First-Round Pick
Sabres Name Michael Leone AHL Head Coach
The Sabres have hired USA Hockey mainstay Michael Leone as the head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, per a team announcement Thursday. Brad Elliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald was the first to report the hiring yesterday. Leone succeeds Seth Appert, who’d been the head coach of the Amerks for the past four seasons. He was recently promoted to the … [Read more...] about Sabres Name Michael Leone AHL Head Coach
Sabres To Let Three Prospects Become Free Agents
The Sabres won’t be signing any of the three prospects they’ll lose the exclusive signing rights to at 4 p.m. CT on Saturday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. 2022 fourth-round pick Mats Lindgren will be eligible to re-enter the 2024 draft, while 2020 seventh-round picks Jakub Konecny and Albert Lyckåsen will become true unrestricted free agents. [RELATED: Full 2024 … [Read more...] about Sabres To Let Three Prospects Become Free Agents
AHL Notes: Konowalchuk, Armstrong, Forrest
The AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds have named Steve Konowalchuk as their head coach. Konowalchuk becomes the fourth head coach in Springfield’s seven-year history, taking the torch from interim coach Daniel Tkaczuk, who took over for Drew Bannister following his promotion to the St. Louis Blues in December. Tkaczuk led the Thunderbirds to a 18-29-3 record, following Bannister’s … [Read more...] about AHL Notes: Konowalchuk, Armstrong, Forrest
Offseason Checklist: Buffalo Sabres
The offseason has arrived for all but a handful of teams who are still taking part in the playoffs. Accordingly, it’s now time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. Next up is a look at Buffalo. It looked like this could be the year for the Sabres were going to take a step forward and reach the playoffs. They were returning the bulk of one of … [Read more...] about Offseason Checklist: Buffalo Sabres