Sabres prospects Matt Savoie, Vsevelod Komarov win league titles, head to Memorial Cup

Matt Savoie wasn't sure where he was going to play this season. The 2022 first-round draft pick was vying for a spot on the Buffalo Sabres' roster when he reported to the Prospects Challenge in September, but injuries he suffered in the finale of the annual showcase event sent him on a circuitous path. After collecting two goals and three assists in a six-game conditioning stint with the Rochester Americans in October and November, the 20-year-old center logged just 3:55 of ice time in his NHL debut with the Sabres on Nov. 10 before he was returned to the Western Hockey League for a fourth season and he represented Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship. Now, the ninth pick in the 2022 draft has an opportunity to win the top prize in North American junior hockey.