How acquired: Selected with No. 54 pick in 2017 NHL Draft
2019-20 season: Rochester (AHL): 10 GP, 3-4-4, 3.15 GAA, .874 SV%; Cincinnati (ECHL): 23 GP, 12-7-3, 2.24 GAA, .912 SV%
The 21-year-old seems to have recovered and rediscovered his flexibility after having double hip surgery in April 2019. Luukkonen (6-4, 220) is on loan to TPS of Liiga, the top professonal league in Finland, through Dec. 18, but an extension of the deal is an option.
"There's something to be said for continuity and having guys in good situations where at the end of this it's about forward trajectory and making sure the development continues," Sabres director of player development Matt Ellis said.
Projected NHL arrival: Next season