Jan 9, 2024; Buffalo, New York, USA; Buffalo Sabres center Peyton Krebs (19) waits for the face-off during the second period against the Seattle Kraken at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Free agency opens today across the NHL, and there are expected to be some juicy players available on the market. We’ve already seen a few players traded & then signed with their new teams, like Jake Guentzel, but there are plenty of others out there. Use this thread to discuss happenings across the free agency period, including what you hope and think the Buffalo Sabres will do.
Here’s who the Sabres have signed so far –
1) Sam Lafferty, C – 29, two-year, $4 million contract
Season
Team
GP
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
PPG
PPP
SHG
SHP
TOI/G
GWG
OTG
S
S%
FO%
2019-20
Pittsburgh Penguins
50
6
7
13
+5
23
0
0
0
0
9:36
1
0
56
10.7
49.6
2020-21
Pittsburgh Penguins
34
0
6
6
-6
25
0
0
0
0
9:46
0
0
33
0.0
52.4
2021-22
Pittsburgh Penguins
10
0
2
2
+0
16
0
0
0
0
8:42
0
0
9
0.0
35.1
2021-22
Chicago Blackhawks
46
5
6
11
-16
21
0
0
0
0
14:37
1
0
71
7.0
42.0
2022-23
Chicago Blackhawks
51
10
11
21
-10
28
0
0
4
5
15:06
1
0
83
12.0
52.4
2022-23
Toronto Maple Leafs
19
2
4
6
-1
9
0
0
0
0
13:15
0
0
19
10.5
43.3
2023-24
Vancouver Canucks
79
13
11
24
+4
32
0
0
1
1
11:52
3
0
78
16.7
42.1
Career
289
36
47
83
-24
154
0
0
5
6
12:14
6
0
349
10.3
46.9
2) Jason Zucker, LW – 32, one-year, $5 million contract
Season
Team
GP
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
PPG
PPP
SHG
SHP
TOI/G
GWG
OTG
S
S%
FO%
2011-12
Minnesota Wild
6
0
2
2
-2
2
0
0
0
0
11:01
0
0
10
0.0
0.0
2012-13
Minnesota Wild
20
4
1
5
+4
8
0
0
0
0
11:15
0
0
34
11.8
0.0
2013-14
Minnesota Wild
21
4
1
5
+2
2
1
2
0
0
12:59
1
0
40
10.0
0.0
2014-15
Minnesota Wild
51
21
5
26
-9
18
1
1
1
1
15:03
3
0
124
16.9
28.6
2015-16
Minnesota Wild
71
13
10
23
-4
20
0
2
1
2
15:34
1
1
158
8.2
100.0
2016-17
Minnesota Wild
79
22
25
47
+34
30
1
1
0
0
15:17
3
0
172
12.8
20.0
2017-18
Minnesota Wild
82
33
31
64
+8
44
7
16
1
2
16:57
7
0
222
14.9
22.2
2018-19
Minnesota Wild
81
21
21
42
-9
28
7
14
0
0
17:04
5
1
214
9.8
15.4
2019-20
Minnesota Wild
45
14
15
29
-3
19
5
9
0
0
15:53
2
0
75
18.7
30.0
2019-20
Pittsburgh Penguins
15
6
6
12
-1
2
2
3
0
0
17:39
2
0
36
16.7
0.0
2020-21
Pittsburgh Penguins
38
9
9
18
-8
21
1
4
0
0
15:41
1
0
67
13.4
30.0
2021-22
Pittsburgh Penguins
41
8
9
17
-2
15
2
2
0
0
14:49
0
0
102
7.8
26.7
2022-23
Pittsburgh Penguins
78
27
21
48
-4
47
2
9
0
0
15:39
5
1
197
13.7
26.7
2023-24
Arizona Coyotes
51
9
16
25
-5
58
4
9
0
0
14:02
0
0
104
8.7
37.9
2023-24
Nashville Predators
18
5
2
7
-4
23
1
1
0
0
13:12
0
0
46
10.9
50.0
Career
697
196
174
370
-3
337
34
73
3
5
15:28
30
3
1601
12.2
28.9
3) Nicolas Aube-Kubel, RW – 28, one-year $1.5 million contract
Season
Team
GP
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
PPG
PPP
SHG
SHP
TOI/G
GWG
OTG
S
S%
FO%
2018-19
Philadelphia Flyers
9
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
5:35
0
0
2
0.0
0.0
2019-20
Philadelphia Flyers
36
7
8
15
+1
19
2
3
0
0
11:17
1
0
48
14.6
33.3
2020-21
Philadelphia Flyers
50
3
9
12
-3
44
0
0
0
0
11:10
0
0
53
5.7
50.0
2021-22
Philadelphia Flyers
7
0
1
1
-3
6
0
0
0
0
9:49
0
0
9
0.0
0.0
2021-22
Colorado Avalanche
67
11
11
22
+14
41
0
0
0
0
9:48
2
0
78
14.1
25.0
2022-23
Toronto Maple Leafs
6
0
0
0
-1
4
0
0
0
0
9:04
0
0
2
0.0
0.0
2022-23
Washington Capitals
47
4
8
12
+2
46
0
0
0
0
11:38
0
0
65
6.2
46.2
2023-24
Washington Capitals
60
6
10
16
+4
23
0
0
0
0
12:12
0
0
58
10.3
33.3
Career
282
31
47
78
+15
183
2
3
0
0
10:54
3
0
315
9.8
35.3
4) Jacob Bryson, D – 26, one-year $900,000 contract
Season
Team
GP
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
PPG
PPP
SHG
SHP
TOI/G
GWG
OTG
S
S%
FO%
2020-21
Buffalo Sabres
38
1
8
9
-1
12
0
1
0
2
19:02
0
0
24
4.2
0.0
2021-22
Buffalo Sabres
73
1
9
10
-9
12
1
7
0
0
18:20
0
0
43
2.3
0.0
2022-23
Buffalo Sabres
59
1
8
9
-24
8
0
0
0
1
14:35
0
0
27
3.7
0.0
2023-24
Buffalo Sabres
36
1
7
8
+5
8
0
0
0
0
14:40
0
0
15
6.7
0.0
Career
206
4
32
36
-29
40
1
8
0
3
16:45
0
0
109
3.7
—
5) Dennis Gilbert, D – 27, one-year $825,000 contract
Season
Team
GP
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
PPG
PPP
SHG
SHP
TOI/G
GWG
OTG
S
S%
FO%
2018-19
Chicago Blackhawks
1
0
0
0
+0
2
0
0
0
0
12:46
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2019-20
Chicago Blackhawks
21
1
2
3
-8
38
0
0
0
0
15:42
0
0
12
8.3
0.0
2020-21
Colorado Avalanche
3
0
0
0
+0
5
0
0
0
0
6:43
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2022-23
Calgary Flames
23
1
3
4
+0
27
0
0
0
0
11:44
1
0
13
7.7
0.0
2023-24
Calgary Flames
34
1
6
7
-7
16
0
0
0
0
12:17
0
0
23
4.3
0.0
Career
82
3
11
14
-15
88
0
0
0
0
12:49
1
0
48
6.3
—
6) James Reimer, G – 36, one-year $1m contract
Season
Team
GP
GS
W
L
T
OT
SA
GAA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
TOI
2010-11
Toronto Maple Leafs
37
35
20
10
—
5
1134
2.60
.921
3
0
1
2
2080:12
2011-12
Toronto Maple Leafs
34
34
14
14
—
4
974
3.10
.900
3
0
0
0
1879:15
2012-13
Toronto Maple Leafs
33
31
19
8
—
5
995
2.46
.924
4
0
1
0
1856:09
2013-14
Toronto Maple Leafs
36
32
12
16
—
1
1095
3.29
.911
1
0
0
2
1784:39
2014-15
Toronto Maple Leafs
35
27
9
16
—
1
1001
3.16
.907
0
0
0
2
1766:53
2015-16
Toronto Maple Leafs
32
29
11
12
—
7
920
2.49
.918
0
0
0
0
1809:01
2015-16
San Jose Sharks
8
8
6
2
—
0
208
1.62
.938
3
0
0
0
481:26
2016-17
Florida Panthers
43
39
18
16
—
5
1222
2.53
.920
3
0
0
2
2324:35
2017-18
Florida Panthers
44
42
22
14
—
6
1373
2.99
.913
4
0
1
4
2411:25
2018-19
Florida Panthers
36
29
13
12
—
5
929
3.09
.900
0
0
0
0
1805:11
2019-20
Carolina Hurricanes
25
24
14
6
—
2
712
2.66
.914
3
0
0
2
1378:01
2020-21
Carolina Hurricanes
22
21
15
5
—
2
627
2.66
.906
0
0
0
0
1331:06
2021-22
San Jose Sharks
48
46
19
17
—
10
1450
2.90
.911
1
0
0
0
2672:41
2022-23
San Jose Sharks
43
41
12
21
—
8
1335
3.48
.890
3
0
0
2
2538:00
2023-24
Detroit Red Wings
25
20
11
8
—
2
727
3.11
.904
2
0
0
4
1352:24
Career
501
458
215
177
—
63
14702
2.88
.910
30
0
3
20
27470:58
The Sabres have added some two-way players for the Amerks as well –
Felix Sandstrom, G (Lehigh Valley Phantoms / Philadelphia Flyers)
Jack Rathbone, D (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins / Pittsburgh Penguins)
Colton Poolman, D (Calgary Wranglers)
Josh Dunne, C (Cleveland Monsters / Columbus Blue Jackets)
