Here we go!
Another Buffalo Sabres season gets underway at 8:30am this morning as the Buffalo Sabres will report to Training Camp at the HarborCenter. A total of 51 players have been called up for the four-day event, with practices starting on Friday open to the public and the first preseason game on tap Monday, September 18th against the Carolina Hurricanes at KeyBank Center, puck drop at 7 p.m.
Here’s the full list of players called up for camp, including a number of CHL-eligible prospects –
Forwards (28)
10 Jacob Josefson C, 12 Kevin Porter C, 15 Jack Eichel C, 22 Johan Larsson C, 37 Sean Malone C, 51 Kyle Crisculolo C, 59 Cliff Pu C, 71 Evan Rodrigues C, 90 Ryan O’Reilly C.
13 Nicholas Baptiste RW, 21 Kyle Okposo RW, 23 Sam Reinhart RW, 24 Hudson Fasching RW, 29 Jason Pominville RW, 46 Eric Cornel RW, 52 Stevie Moses RW, 64 Vaclav Karabacek RW, 83 Vasily Glotov RW, 95 Justin Bailey RW.
9 Evander Kane LW, 25 Seth Griffith LW, 26 Matt Moulson LW, 28 Zemgus Girgensons LW, 44, Nicolas Deslauriers LW, 49 C.J. Smith LW, 62 Brandon Hagel LW, 67 Benoit Pouliot LW, 92 Alexander Nylander LW.
Defense (17)
4 Josh Gorges, 5 Matt Tennyson, 6 Marco Scandella, 8 Casey Nelson, 19 Jake McCabe, 27 Taylor Fedun, 38 Cody Goloubef, 41 Justin Falk, 45 Brendan Guhle, 47 Zach Bogosian, 53 Devante Stephens, 54 Brycen Martin, 55 Rasmus Ristolainen, 58 Austin Osmanski, 79 Vojtech Budik, 82 Nathan Beaulieu, 93 Victor Antipin.
Goaltenders (6)
31 Chad Johnson, 32 Adam Wilcox, 33 Jason Kasdorf, 34 Jonas Johansson, 35 Linus Ullmark, 40 Robin Lehner.
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This is the schedule of practice sessions, with each day divided into two segments –
Thursday, Sept. 14
Players report for testing and physicals.
Closed to public.
Friday, Sept. 15
Session one: 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. (KeyBank Rink at HarborCenter)
Session two: 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (KeyBank Rink at HarborCenter)
Saturday, Sept. 16
Session one: 9:45 – 10:20 a.m. (New Wave Energy Rink at HarborCenter) / 10:25 – 11:15 a.m. (KeyBank Rink at HarborCenter)
Session two: 11:45 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. (New Wave Energy Rink at HarborCenter) / 12:25 – 1:15 p.m. (KeyBank Rink at HarborCenter)
Sunday, Sept. 17
Session one: 9:45 – 10:20 a.m. (New Wave Energy Rink at HarborCenter) / 10:25 – 11:15 a.m. (KeyBank Rink at HarborCenter))
Session two: 11:45 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. (New Wave Energy Rink at HarborCenter) / 12:25 – 1:15 p.m. (KeyBank Rink at HarborCenter)
As always, there are plenty of questions going into camp regarding the Sabres. The entire left side is a question mark, with Evander Kane the only established player penciled in for the top six. Is coach Phil Housley going to convert Reinhart into a second or third line center? Speaking of Housley, how much of an impact will he make on the Sabres poor defensive play from last season? And is Guhle going to make the starting squad?
Stay tuned, and Go Sabres!