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Kaleta gets Sabres tryout, AHL deal

Carolina Hurricanes v Buffalo Sabres

Carolina Hurricanes v Buffalo Sabres

Bill Wippert

Here comes trouble ... at least to training camp.

Patrick Kaleta received a professional tryout with the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. That agreement also includes an AHL contract with the Rochester Americans.

The super-pest garnered at least some interest from around the league, but as something of a dying breed, he obviously couldn’t lock down an NHL contract.

He’ll instead need to turn/punch enough heads in Buffalo during the next few weeks to earn a spot. Going into the summer, that was a more likely proposition than it is today, as the Sabres have enjoyed arguably the most dramatic makeover of any team.

Buffalo may lean toward a deal that allows the 29-year-old to hop between the AHL and NHL in 2015-16, maybe bringing him in when injuries hit or donnybrooks are likely.