The 19-year-old feels he belongs in the NHL and was disappointed when Sabres management felt otherwise. The Sabres assigned him to the Quebec Remparts on Saturday, and he and agent Jay Grossman rejected the move.
They came around after talks with the Sabres’ brass.
“We had some real serious concerns about the development process for this player that I think were warranted,” Grossman told The News by phone tonight. “Going down to Quebec, he’ll play for his seventh coach in one calendar year. I don’t know that I’ve ever experienced that.
“So we wanted to look at this a lot more carefully with the Sabres and make sure that with respect to his development that we were all on the same page and moving collectively in the right direction.”
Oh and the above link says the agreement between the KHL and NHL has expired. First I heard of that.
I wonder if the Sabres would at all be interested in one of our goalies by the end of the year if either gets hot? I doubt they have much (if any) trade value right now, but maybe that changes if we get lucky. If Miller leaves you never know why they might be looking for in a backup or 1A role.
Maybe Ramo and a second rounder for Grigorenko? Probably not going to fly, but goaltending is something they will need in all likelihood.
