With the NHL season set to begin on Tuesday – and the Buffalo Sabres opening their schedule on Thursday – teams had until 5 p.m. Monday to set their season-opening rosters.
Earlier in the day, the Sabres made a few corresponding moves, sending Casey Fitzgerald and JJ Peterka down to the AHL’s Rochester Americans. Buffalo didn’t claim any of Sunday’s players off waivers and ended up losing Axel Jonsson-Fjalby, who was picked back up by the Washington Capitals.
The Amerks assigned Matt Cairns and Nick Boka, both defensemen, to the ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones. They also released forwards Graham Knott and Brent Gates from their tryouts.
With all of that said, here’s what Buffalo’s roster for opening night looks like.
Forwards
Rasmus Asplund
Anders Bjork
Drake Caggiula
Dylan Cozens
Cody Eakin
Zemgus Girgensons
John Hayden
Vinnie Hinostroza
Casey Mittelstadt
Kyle Okposo
Arttu Ruotsalainen
Jeff Skinner
Tage Thompson
Defense
Will Butcher
Jacob Bryson
Rasmus Dahlin
Robert Hagg
Henri Jokiharju
Colin Miller
Mark Pysyk
Goaltenders
Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski