During the 2018-19 season, fans of the Buffalo Sabres certainly weren’t shy about expressing their desire to see one of the Rochester Amerks’ stars get a chance to play with the big club. Victor Olofsson was perhaps the most requested name, as his goal-scoring prowess transitioned both seamlessly, and immediately during his first year of North American hockey.
With 30 goals (and 33 assists) in 66 games at the AHL level last season, the Swedish sniper finished the year tied for eighth in the league in that category. Perhaps much later than most fans had wanted, Olofsson did finally get a small taste of NHL action, spending the final six games of the regular season with Buffalo, where he continued to turn heads (those that were still watching, anyway), registering four points.