Veteran winger Nicolas Aube-Kubel spent the bulk of last season in the minors and has yet to secure a contract more than a month into free agency. However,
After recalling a pair of depth players yesterday, the Minnesota Wild are again adding more reinforcements for their final two games of the regular season.
The Wild announced Friday that they’ve reassigned winger Nicolas Aubé-Kubel and defenseman David Spacek to AHL Iowa ahead of tomorrow’s roster freeze. They’re now left with two open roster spots, which could be used for at least one injured reserve activation before Saturday afternoon’s tilt with the Oilers.
Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin announced a couple of signings on Wednesday. He revealed that the team has signed forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel to a one-year, two-way contract, as well as Matt Kiersted, who joins the Wild on a two-year, two-way deal.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Hartford Wolf Pack secured two wins in three games this past week, defeating the Bridgeport Islanders 6-3 on Wednesday and Belleville Senators 4-1 on Sunday.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
For three months, winger Nicolas Aube-Kubel moved in and out of the lineup, never finding a groove while often skating short minutes for the Buffalo Sabres.
The Buffalo Sabres cleared up space in their bottom six by placing winger Nicolas Aube-Kubel on waivers. After the team’s practice, head coach Lindy Ruff shared that the decision was influenced by how well 20-year-old Jiri Kulich has performed as of late, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.
BUFFALO – As winger Nicolas Aube-Kubel struggled after returning from an early-season knee injury, rookie Jiri Kulich established himself as one of the Sabres’ top forwards, entrenching himself in the NHL.
A hard-hitting former Maple Leafs forward has found himself back on waivers, and could be a cheap, effective option for several contenders, including Toronto.
The Buffalo Sabres have been extremely disappointing this season. After a couple of years in which they seemed to be making progress towards making the playoffs, the wheels have once again fallen off.
The Buffalo Sabres have waived right winger Nicolas Aube-Kubel, reports Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Through 19 appearances with the Sabres this season, Aube-Kubel has recorded one goal and one assist for two points alongside 17 penalty minutes and a minus-four rating.
22 games into the 2024-2025 NHL season, the Buffalo Sabres are one point out of a Wild Card spot. Thanksgiving Day is a perennial benchmark in a team’s outlook, as 77% of the NHL teams sitting in a playoff position end up qualifying for the postseason.
BUFFALO – Right now, the Sabres have a good problem. Winger Nicolas Aube-Kubel has recovered from a lower-body injury, giving them 13 forwards. So if they remain healthy up front, that depth they’ve built up will force coach Lindy Ruff to make some difficult decisions.
Buffalo forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel, who has been sidelined since sustaining a lower-body injury in the season opener on Oct. 4, will play Monday against the visiting Florida Panthers, Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said.
When speaking to the media on Tuesday, Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said that forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel is expected to be out of the lineup for the next 3-6 weeks with a lower-body injury.
The Buffalo Sabres went to Europe with raised expectations, but are coming home falling flat. The Sabres lost the first two games of the 2024-2025 season at the hands of the New Jersey Devils, giving Buffalo a heavy dose of a reality check after a strong preseason.
For the first time since 2014, the Capitals (35-37-9) will not play in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Their season will end after they host the Devils on Thursday.