News and notes from Monday's practice at KeyBank Center by Jourdon LaBarber @jourdonlabarber / Sabres.com Arttu Ruotsalainen signed his entry-level contract with the Sabres in May 2019, coming off a breakout year with Ilves of the Finnish Elite League that saw him score a team-high 21 goals in 42 games. His focus ever since - through two training camps in Buffalo, parts of two more seasons in Finland and now 13 AHL games with the Rochester Americans - has been on rounding out his game for the NHL. With a chance now potentially around the corner, the forward said he feels ready to make the leap.