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Zemgus Girgensons
Age: 31Position: C
TOI Ovr
11%
Fantasy Ovr
22%
Fantasy Positional Rank
Goals
30%
Assists
11%
Power-Play
21%
SOG
37%
Plus/Minus
36%
Hits
84%
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The Sabres signed Zemgus Girgensons to a three-year deal worth $6.6 million ($2.2M AAV).

Girgensons scored 12 goals with seven assists (19 points) in 69 games in 2020. Girgensons is locked into a fourth-line role for the Sabres. He led all Buffalo forwards in hits (110) and PK TOI/GM (2:08) last season. Offensively, he hasn't topped 20 points since 2015.

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Girgensons could open the season on the Sabres’ top line.

Girgensons had a massive drop-off in production during the Dan Bylsma era, but it looks like he’ll get a fresh start with Phil Housley behind the bench. Girgensons has spent the first few days of training camp on the first line with Ryan O’Reilly and Kyle Okposo, which showcases the new regime’s belief in him. In 2014-15, while playing over 19 minutes per night, Girgensons had 15 goals and 15 assists (30 points) in 61 games—that’s a 20-20 pace over 82 games. He’s got the tools for be a top-6 forward and it looks like the Sabres will give him every chance possible to get his career back on-track.

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