Arttu Ruotsalainen

Age 25 Oct 29, 1997

Oulu FIN

Center shoots left

5'9" 175 cm

181 lbs 82 kg

ELC Signing Age 21

Waivers Signing Age 22

UFA Year 2025

Agent Michael Curran

No contract for upcoming season.

Status: RFA | Qualifying Offer $874,125

View historical contract(s)
Career Earnings: $2,775,000

Transaction History

Feb 2, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen was demoted from the taxi squad to AHL Rochester on Wednesday.
Feb 1, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen was reassigned from AHL Rochester to the taxi squad Tuesday.
Jan 1, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen was assigned to AHL Rochester on Saturday.
Dec 28, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen was recalled from AHL Rochester on Tuesday.
Nov 28, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| The Sabres loaned Ruotsalainen to AHL Rochester on Sunday, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Apr 30, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen notched his first NHL assist in Thursday's loss to Boston.
Apr 24, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen scored his fourth goal of the season in Friday's win over the Boston Bruins.
Apr 22, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen scored a goal on his only shot and added a pair of hits Thursday in a 5-1 loss to Boston.
Apr 18, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen scored a goal on his only shot in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Apr 9, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen will be promoted to Buffalo's active roster and make his NHL debut Friday against the Washington Capitals, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
Apr 6, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen won't suit up for Tuesday's game versus the New Jersey Devils.
Apr 6, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen was promoted to the active roster Tuesday, WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Apr 5, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen was assigned to the taxi squad Monday.
Feb 3, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen was assigned to AHL Rochester on Wednesday, CBS Sports reports.
Feb 2, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen was assigned to the taxi squad Tuesday, per TSN.
Jan 12, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen was assigned to AHL Rochester on Tuesday.
Dec 14, 2020	Buffalo Sabres \| Arttu Ruotsalainen \| Ruotsalainen will travel to Buffalo following the conclusion of his loan spell with Ilves, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Sep 22, 2019	Buffalo Sabres \| Assigned C Arttu Ruotsalainen to Ilves (Finland).
Sep 21, 2019	Montreal Canadiens \| Assigned G Connor LaCouvee to Laval (AHL).
May 8, 2019	Buffalo Sabres \| Signed C Arttu Ruotsalainen to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

Regular Season Stats

Arttu Ruotsalainen	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Arttu Ruotsalainen Stats by Elite Prospects							Arttu Ruotsalainen Advanced Stats by

Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2011-2012	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	8	8	4	12	4									Playoffs	8	4	8	12	0
	2011-2012	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	30	24	35	59	18									Playoffs	8	4	8	12	0
	2011-2012	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	0
	2012-2013	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	45	15	36	51	22									Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
	2012-2013	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	1	0	2	2	4									Playoffs	11	12	15	27	0
	2012-2013	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	11	10	6	16	6
	2012-2013	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	2
	2013-2014	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	39	13	18	31	16									Playoffs	7	0	1	1	0
	2013-2014	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	5	6	11	4									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
	2013-2014	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	12	2	5	7	2
	2014-2015	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	1	1	2	18
	2014-2015	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	46	12	21	33	55									Playoffs	5	2	1	3	0
	2014-2015	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	23	3	5	8	24
	2014-2015	Finland U18	WJC-18	7	0	2	2	0
	2015-2016	Ässät	Liiga	51	5	5	10	4
	2015-2016	Ässät U20	U20 SM-sarja	18	12	20	32	14									Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0
	2015-2016	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	7	7	2	9	4
	2016-2017	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	0	0	0	0
	2016-2017	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	18	7	4	11	10
	2016-2017	Ässät U20	U20 SM-sarja	7	6	3	9	8									Playoffs	6	3	7	10	0
	2016-2017	Ässät	Liiga	34	1	0	1	10									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
	2017-2018	Ilves	Liiga	60	9	11	20	12
	2018-2019	Ilves	Liiga	59	21	21	42	14									Playoffs	7	2	5	7	0
	2018-2019	Finland	EHT	6	1	1	2	2
	2018-2019	Finland (all)	International	11	2	1	3	4
	2019-2020	Ilves	Liiga	44	15	28	43	14
	2019-2020	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	0
	2019-2020	Finland (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0
	2020-2021	Ilves	Liiga	19	16	11	27	8
	2020-2021	Rochester Americans	AHL	13	5	8	13	2
	2020-2021	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	17	5	1	6	8	216	34.60	39.70	-6.90	44.30	-0.60	1.39	1.67
	2020-2021	Finland	WC	10	4	1	5	2
	2020-2021	Finland (all)	International	10	4	1	5	2
	2021-2022	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	18	2	2	4	6	189	45.50	47.60	1.10	46.90	-1.00	0.64	1.27
	2021-2022	Rochester Americans	AHL	57	18	33	51	26									Playoffs	10	8	4	12	0
	2022-2023	Kloten	NL	52	18	24	42	36									Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0
	2022-2023	Finland	EHT	5	4	1	5	2
	2022-2023	Finland (all)	International	10	4	1	5	4
	2023-2024	Lugano	NL	7	0	2	2	2
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date May 8, 2019
Agent Michael Curran
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $874,125

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.13% of cap space

	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000	RFA
AAV	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$832,500	$832,500	$832,500
Signing Bonuses	$92,500	$92,500	$92,500
Total Salary	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000
Minors Salary	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000
Clauses
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