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The Buffalo Sabres announced the 2024 Prospects Challenge schedule on Tuesday, as they’ll be hosting the Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Ottawa Senators at LECOM Harborcenter. The teams of NHL hopefuls will face off beginning Friday, September 13th in the annual round-robin tournament. The rosters have yet to be announced, but based on the prospect pool we have a good idea of who may participate in the event for Buffalo.

Last year, first-round draft selection Zach Benson was the highlight of the Sabres’ roster for the tournament, as he began his quick rise to proving he can jump straight to the NHL. Other top prospects participating were forwards Jiri Kulich, Isak Rosen, Matthew Savoie, and defenseman Ryan Johnson. Savoie has since been traded to the Edmonton Oilers in the Ryan McLeod deal.

Generally, the prospects participating in the event play in North America in the upcoming season. European leagues such as the KHL, SHL, and Liiga begin sooner and are in session during the tournament, so those prospects have already been returned to their teams. NCAA players also generally do not participate for similar reasons. Instead, we get a mix of AHL, ECHL, OHL, QMJHL, and WHL players in each team’s pipeline.

So who may participate in the Prospect Challenge for the Buffalo Sabres? Let’s run through the options available.