Sabres re-sign Sam Reinhart to one-year, $5.2M contract

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetOctober 25, 2020 - 9:45am

Buffalo Sabres forward Sam Reinhart (23) skates during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers. (Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP)

The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed Sam Reinhart to a one-year contract worth $5.2 million, the team announced Sunday.

We've signed center Sam Reinhart to a one-year contract worth $5.2 million.

Details: https://t.co/MrQ6ToFGpI pic.twitter.com/8hpoFttbYi

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) October 25, 2020

Reinhart was a restricted free agent whose arbitration hearing was scheduled for Tuesday.

The 24-year-old appeared in all of Buffalo’s games for a third straight season in 2019-20, finishing with 22 goals and 50 points.

Reinhart, the second-overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, has been among the Sabres’ top three in scoring every season since 2015-16.

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