BUFFALO, N.Y. — When the whistle blows for one of each period’s three commercial timeouts, Sabres goalie Devon Levi skates to the blue line and then back toward the net before stopping to kneel between the face-off dots to find his moment of Zen. “It’s easy to get distracted or kind of lose focus in those five minutes,” Levi said. …
Last week when the Dallas Stars were in Buffalo to play the Sabres, I stopped by Jake Oettinger’s locker after the Stars’ morning skate. That’s the type of reputation Sabres prospect Devon Levi has gained in goalie and NHL circles over the last two dominant seasons at Northeastern. He’s going to go down as one of the all-time great goaltenders, …
The Buffalo Sabres signed goalie prospect Devon Levi to a three-year, entry-level contract less than a week after his college season at Northeastern ended, the team announced Friday. Here’s what you need to know: In July 2021, the Sabres traded forward Sam Reinhart to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a first-round pick that became Jiri Kulich and the rights …
BOSTON — Matthews Arena is the oldest arena in use for ice hockey in the world. “It’s a new type of challenge from last year,” Levi said. “There’s definitely a lot of hunger to do what we weren’t able to finish last year,” Levi said. “I’m just super grateful that I’m with such a great organization that really cares about …
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen thought of the bus rides first. After signing Anderson and Comrie, Adams said the most important thing for Luukkonen’s development is that he plays a lot of games. Adams said of Luukkonen, “we just want him playing,” and early on, it looks like he’ll get plenty of minutes in Rochester. Bales thinks Luukkonen will notice …