SABRES TRIM TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
Sabres assign 17 players to Rochester; Eight others pending waiver clearance
Sep 25, 2026The Buffalo Sabres assigned the following players to the Rochester Americans:
- Forwards Thomas Bordeleau, Matteo Costantini, Riley Fiddler-Schultz, Zac Funk, Matthew Peca, Jake Richard, Redmond Savage, Graham Slaggert, Liam Valente, and Brendan Warren
- Defensemen Vsevolod Komarov, Noah Laaouan, Gavin McCarthy, Radim Mrtka, and Maxim Strbak
- Goaltenders Talyn Boyko and Scott Ratzlaff
Additionally, the following players have been assigned to Rochester pending waiver clearance:
- Forwards Mason Geertsen, Trevor Kuntar, Aidan McDonough, Carson Meyer, and Jason Polin
- Defensemen Dennis Gilbert and Ryan Johnson
- Goaltender Matt Villalta
The moves leave the Sabres with 29 players on their camp roster, though that number includes goalie prospect Topias Leinonen, who has missed all of camp thus far with a lower-body injury.
NHL teams must finalize their 23-man rosters for the start of the regular season by 5 p.m. on Monday.
Buffalo’s remaining camp roster is as follows:
Forwards (16): Zach Benson, Sam Carrick, Justin Danforth, Josh Doan, Konsta Helenius, Tyson Kozak, Peyton Krebs, Jiri Kulich, Beck Malenstyn, Ryan McLeod, Josh Norris, Noah Ostlund, Jack Quinn, Conor Sheary, Tage Thompson, Jason Zucker
Defensemen (9): Louis Crevier, Rasmus Dahlin, Matt Grzelcyk, Zach Metsa, Owen Power, Jack Rathbone, Mattias Samuelsson, Conor Timmins, Olen Zellweger
Goaltenders (4): Colten Ellis, Topias Leinonen, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Alex Lyon