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Buffalo Sabres prospect off to sizzling start ahead of potential NHL arrival

Buffalo Sabres prospect off to sizzling start ahead of potential NHL arrival

Buffalo Sabres fans looking for a little good news in regards to offensive production amid the team's slow start to the new season should look no further than Prokhor Poltapov.

Buffalo Sabres News / Buffalo Hockey Beat / July 3

Prospect Prokhor Poltapov could be ‘Swiss Army knife’ for Sabres

BUFFALO – After his contract in the Kontinental Hockey League expires next year, the Sabres expect prospect Prokhor Poltapov to come to North America and immediately jump into their lineup.

Buffalo Sabres News / Buffalo Hockey Beat / June 28

Russian prospect Prokhor Poltapov could join Sabres next year

ORCHARD PARK – Over the 2021 and 2022 drafts, the Sabres took some big swings by drafting six Russians, including four in the second and third rounds. Just one, defenseman Vsevolod Komarov, a strong prospect with the Rochester Americans, finished last season in the organization.

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