The Sabres roster trim-down continues as 10 players are sent down to the AHL.
By Anthony Sciandra / Diebytheblade.com
The Buffalo Sabres narrowed down their roster Wednesday afternoon, assigning 5 players to the Rochester Amerks. Jonas Johansson, Kyle Criscuolo, Andrew Oglevie, Danny O’Regan, and C.J. Smith were among those sent down.
The most surprising cut was Smith, who by all accounts had put forth one of the more impressive performances throughout the preseason, and was seen by many as a roster bubble player.
Some of the more notable players who still remain with the big club are Alex Nylander, Justin Bailey, Nick Baptiste, Victor Olofsson, Rasmus Asplund, and Will Borgen. The roster cut-down will continue following tonight’s game against a Pittsburgh Penguins squad that will consist mostly of NHL-level talent.
The Amerks opened their training camp on Monday. They’ll kick off their preseason tonight at HARBORCENTER against the Toronto Marlies.
They should have an influx of talent begin to flow down in the next 48-72 hours as the Sabres look to finalize their roster.
Buffalo sends 5 more players to Amerks
The Sabres have assigned forwards Rasmus Asplund and Victor Olofsson, defensemen Will Borgen and Taylor Fedun, and goaltender Scott Wedgewood to the Rochester Americans on Thursday.
Buffalo currently has 18 forwards, 12 defensemen and 2 goaltenders at training camp.