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Calder Cup Playoffs Edition
James Reimer got hot down the stretch. ©2025, Micheline Veluvolu
BUFFALO – James Reimer’s superb goaltending down the stretch for the Sabres showed he possesses the talent to return for his 16th season.
Even at 37, an advanced age, he ranked among the NHL’s hottest netminders, compiling a gaudy 8-2-0 record from March 23 until the season ended, including a career-long seven-game winning streak. His win total during that torrid stretch was tied for first in the league with Los Angeles Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper, ... Read the full article
Adam Kleber goes through fitness testing at the NHL Scouting Combine on June 8 in Buffalo. ©2024, Micheline Veluvolu
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