The Buffalo Sabres would seemingly have work to do at the NHL level, as the club has not adequately replaced the offensive production of winger JJ Peterka. Peterka, who was second on the Sabres in scoring with 68 points last season, was dealt to the Utah Mammoth for defenseman Michael Kesselring and winger Josh Doan before the NHL Draft.
GM Kevyn Adams may be investigating the last few options in free agency or the trade market, but the club this week has continued to fill holes in AHL Rochester. After the signing of former NHLer Jake Leschyshyn to a one-year, two-way contract earlier this week, the club announced the signing of center Trevor Kuntar and defenseman Peter Tischke to one-year AHL deals.
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Kuntar, a 24-year-old Buffalo native and son of former NHLer and longtime minor leaguer Les Kuntar, was a 2020 third round pick of the Boston Bruins, who played three seasons at Boston College and two years for the Bruins AHL affiliate in Providence. After scoring 10 goals and accumulating 113 penalty minutes in his first pro season with the Bruins, the 6’0”, 201 lb. center dipped to 12 points in 57 AHL games last season.
Tischke, 29, played four years at the University of Wisconsin from 2015 to 2019, saw spot duty with the AHL Colorado Eagles for two seasons before playing two seasons with the Amerks and ECHL Cincinnati. Last season, the veteran blueliner had 13 points in 54 games with the Sabres ECHL affiliate in Jacksonville.
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