Mikhail Grigorenko will get a chance to make this year’s Buffalo Sabres after all.
Despite an earlier report to the contrary, the Sabres have confirmed that the 18-year-old forward will participate in the team’s upcoming training camp, according to the Buffalo News.
Grigorenko was taken with the 12th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Since then, he has scored 29 goals and 50 points in 30 games with the QMJHL’s Quebec Remparts.
He was also a key member of Team Russia in the 2013 World Junior Championship.
The Sabres will be able to use Grigorenko in up to nine games before this would count as the first year of his entry-level contract. If they decide he’s not ready or isn’t getting sufficient ice time, Buffalo would have the option of returning him to the Remparts prior to his 10th NHL contest.
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