11:30 AM:Â Buffalo head coach Don Granato has announced that Biro will play in the team’s Wednesday matchup. This announcement comes in light of Zach Benson’s week-to-week injury.
9:30 AM: The Buffalo Sabres have recalled winger Brandon Biro to the NHL. Biro has spent the beginning of the season in the AHL, where he’s scored six points in five games. He’s one of six Rochester Americans currently scoring above a point-per-game pace, with top U20 prospects Isak Rosen and Jiri Kulich co-leading the team in scoring, both sat with nine points in seven games.
The Sabers signed Biro as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of Penn State’s 2019-20 season, making his professional debut in the following year. He scored five points in 15 games in his first AHL season, following it up with a more prominent 41 points in 48 games in 2021-22. That was the same year that Biro received his first NHL recall, making his NHL debut but failing to appear in any more games. Biro was sent back to the minor leagues and continued to establish himself as one of Rochester’s top scorers.
Buffalo has operated with a relatively consistent forward group, with only two players – Zach Benson and Victor Olofsson – not appearing in all nine of the team’s games so far. The former was held out by injury and the latter by a healthy scratching, with Tyson Jost cycling in when either has missed time. Biro joins Jost as the only extra skaters that Buffalo is carrying while Connor Clifton serves a two-game suspension. With such a consistent forward group, it’s more likely that Biro’s recall is to provide additional depth rather than looking for an additional roster player. But if Biro does get to slot in, he’ll have a chance to play in just his second NHL game and search for his first NHL point.