Levi is at practice Friday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Levi signed his entry-level contract a week ago and then had to sort out his work visa status. That has apparently been fixed and the Sabres are excited for the young netminder to get into some practices and eventually make his NHL debut. Levi starred at Northeastern University the past two seasons, going 17-12-5 with a 2.24 GAA and .933 save percentage this season. He was even better in 2021-22 with a 21-10-1 record, a 1.54 GAA and an eye-popping .952 save percentage. He is considered the Sabres' goaltender of the future.

Levi will spend the rest of the season with the Sabres, Joe Yerdon of the Bleacher Report reports.

EDGE Analysis

Levi signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Buffalo on Friday. The 21-year-old is a high-end goaltending prospect who posted a 2.24 GAA and a .933 save percentage in 34 NCAA games with Northeastern University this season. Although Levi's joining the Sabres, it might be some time before he makes his NHL debut because first he'll need to sort out his work visa status and then get into some practices.

Levi has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Buffalo.

EDGE Analysis

Levi excelled with Northeastern University, posting a 1.54 GAA and a .952 save percentage in 32 contests in 2021-22 and following that up with a 2.24 GAA and .933 save percentage in 34 games this season. He was originally taken by Florida with the No. 212 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, but Buffalo acquired him as part of the Sam Reinhart trade in the summer of 2021. Levi has plenty of potential, though the 21-year-old might need to put in some work in the AHL before he's ready to challenge for a roster spot with the Sabres.

Levi has been traded to Buffalo from Florida, along with a lottery-protected first-round pick in 2022, for Sam Reinhart, reports The Buffalo News.

EDGE Analysis

Levi burst into prominence at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, where the seventh-rounder (2020) posted an eye-popping .964 save percentage on a silver-medal run with Canada. A rib injury suffered at the tourney kept him out of Northeastern's lineup after the junior tourney. But his pedigree precedes him. Levi was named the CJHL Player of the Year and MVP, and CCHL MVP in 2019-20 with a stunning .941 save percentage. The Sabres have now solidified their goaltending pipeline and don't be surprised if Levi climbs above them all in a few short years.