The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed defenseman Henri Jokiharju to a one-year contract worth $3.1 million. The team announced the signing on Friday afternoon.
Jokiharju, 25, recorded 20 points in 74 games last season, including 17 assists. He has spent the last five seasons with the Sabres and has totalled 87 points in 347 career NHL games (0.25 pts/game). Jokiharju was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks with the 29th overall pick in 2017 but spent just one season with that organization.
Jokiharju was a restricted free agent at the end of a three-year deal where he earned $2.5 million AAV, including $2.6 million in base salary this past season. Jokiharju joins Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power, Bowen Byram, Connor Clifton, Jacob Byrson and Dennis Gilbert on the blueline in Buffalo this fall — pending any other deals that Kevyn Adams may have up his sleeve.