Free Agency Day 2024 has proven to be just as crazy as the 2024 NHL Entry Draft was.
The Buffalo Sabres pick up Goaltending Depth with the addition of Felix Sandström.
Sandström started his career when he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft in Round Three, 70th pick overall. In the 2019-2020 season, Sandström played most of the season in the ECHL with the Reading Royals. He went 13-11-1 with a 3.27 GAA and a .885 Save Percentage. When teams went back to play for the 2020-2021 season, Sandström played 11 games in the AHL and went 5-3-4 with a 3.19 GAA and .903 Save Percentage.
The 2021-2022 season proved to be Sandström’s season to shine in the AHL with playing time. He dressed in a total of 44 games and went 16-18-6. He posted a 2.89 GAA and a .911 Save Percentage. Sandström also played in five games for the Flyers and went 0-4-1 with a 3.23 GAA and .910 Save Percentage that year.
In the 2022-2023 season, Sandström dressed in seven games for the AHL and posted a 2.39 GAA and .911 Save Percentage after going 4-1-2. He dressed in 20 games for the Flyers during that season and went 3-12-3 after posting a 3.87 GAA and .880 Save Percentage.
During this past season, Sandström played in a total of 24 games for the AHL Affiliate, Lehigh Valley Phantoms, and posted a 3.15 GAA and .884 Save Percentage after going 13-7-3. He dressed in five games for the Flyers and went 1-2-0. He had a GAA of 3.87 and a Save Percentage of .823 during those games played.
