Sabres Building their AHL Team

The Buffalo Sabres made two, low-key signings this week. First, they signed forward Jamie Tardif, who appeared with the Providence Bruins last season. With Providence, Tardif scored a career-high 30 goals. He also made his NHL debut this season, playing 2 games for the Boston Bruins but was held off the scoresheet.
For their second low-key signing, the Sabres re-signed forward Corey Tropp to a one-year deal. The Sabres are giving Tropp another look after he sustained a costly knee injury last season that limited him to 6 games total. Tropp will most likely start the season for the Rochester Americans. He has appeared in 108 AHL games over 3 seasons. In that time he has amassed 21 goals and 45 assists.

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It will be interesting to see where these two players will end up. Tropp did have some extensive NHL experience in the 2011-2012 season with the Sabres. He played 34 games and totaled 8 pts (3g-5a). Both will most likely play for the Rochester Americans to start the season. The Americans looked poised to make a deep run at the Calder Cup. However, from an organization standpoint, shouldn’t we building toward a Stanley Cup?