Buffalo shed $2 million worth of salary just minutes before Tuesday's free agency window by trading Sam Lafferty to Chicago for a 2026 6th-round pick. The 30-year-old center appeared in 60 games in 2024-25, picking up four goals, seven points and a -15 plus/minus. He is expected to take a bottom-six role with Chicago in the upcoming season.
Lafferty did not play in Buffalo's previous game and will be held out again on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 30-year-old forward is averaging 9:43 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 50 games this season.
Lafferty did not play in Buffalo's previous game but could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 30-year-old forward is averaging 9:43 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 50 games this season.
Lafferty will slot in for Jason Zucker, who is out with a lower-body injury. Lafferty has two goals and three assists in 39 games this season.
Lafferty will fill in for Beck Malenstyn (illness) after serving as a healthy scratch for Saturday's game in Vegas. Lafferty has just one goal and two assists in 29 games this season.
Lafferty has not played since November 29th due to a lower-body injury but will return to the lineup on Friday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lafferty has just one goal and zero assists in 21 games this season.
Lafferty has not played since November 29th due to a lower-body injury but could return to the lineup on Saturday against the Washington Capitals. Lafferty has just one goal and zero assists in 21 games this season.
Lafferty exited Friday's game against the Vancouver Canucks after playing only 4:02 time-on-ice. Lafferty has just one goal and zero assists in 21 games this season, being held off the scoresheet in nine straight.
Lafferty is officially considered unlikely to play against the Islanders on Saturday. Lafferty has just one goal and zero assists in 21 games this season.
Lafferty exited Friday's game against the Vancouver Canucks after playing only 4:02 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury. Lafferty has been held without a point in nine straight games.
Lafferty will join his fourth team in the last three years as he signed a two-year deal worth $4.0 million ($2.0M AAV). with the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. The 29-year-old centre spent one season in Vancouver in 2023-24, finishing with career highs in goals (13), points (24) PIMs (32) and games played (79).
Lafferty just finished a two-year deal, which he originally signed with the Blackhawks before being traded to Toronto and then to Vancouver. He is a pending UFA, so the Blackhawks have a small window to try and get him under contract before he hits the open market. The 29-year-old centre had career-highs in goals (13) and points (24) during the 2023-24 season.
