Buffalo Sabres prospect JJ Peterka is a unicorn.
Is that the weirdest sentence you’ve read in a while? Stay with me here. I promise this isn’t some random children’s fantasy book about dragons and castles.
Michael Peca, who has served as an assistant coach with the AHL’s Rochester Americans and worked with Sabres prospects at the team’s recent development camp, called Peterka a ‘unicorn,’ noting his unique skillset and abilities.
“I view him as a unicorn,” Peca said. “I can’t find anybody I’ve ever played with or against, even in today’s game, that resembles the type of player he can become.