Peyton Krebs scored just four goals last season. ©2024, Micheline Veluvolu

After signing contract, Sabres’ Peyton Krebs begins fight for ice time

BUFFALO – As training camp approached and Peyton Krebs remained unsigned, he finally had enough. The Sabres center told his agent he needed a new contract.

“I was just kind of taking my advice from my agent and what I needed to do, and … I just kind of said, ‘I’m done with this. Get something done. I want to be there for camp,’” Krebs said following Friday’s session of training camp.

Krebs, 23, couldn’t ... Read the full article

Adam Kleber goes through fitness testing at the NHL Scouting Combine on June 8 in Buffalo. ©2024, Micheline Veluvolu

NHL Draft Tracker: Sabres select Adam Kleber 42nd overall, make trades

LAS VEGAS – Jerry Forton said Adam Kleber, the defense prospect the Buffalo Sabres selected in the second round at the NHL Draft, 42nd overall, forced his way onto USA’s roster at the World Junior A Challenge as the team’s youngest player.

“Started as the seventh D-man,” the assistant general manager said Saturday following the NHL Draft in The Sphere.

By the end of the tournament, Forton said the 6-foot-6, 215-pound Kleber had morphed into ... Read the full article