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C-L-R · Buffalo Sabres Sabres · LVA
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
32 (1994)
Contract
$800,000 × 1yr
Expires
UFA 2027 · age 33
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2025
Drafted
2012 Rd 1 (#10) ANH
Vitals
6'3" · 197 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 482 fwds
CK 91 94th
FG 56 67th
DI 87 50th
SK 79 65th
ST 75 65th
EN 68 45th
DU 93 67th
PH 62 27th
FO 51 53rd
PA 62 35th
SC 62 34th
DF 81 89th
PS 59 69th
EX 81 87th
LD 82 81st
OV 69 57th

Contract

Cap hit $800,000 0.8% of cap
Year 2 of 2
2025-26
2026-27
Expiry Status
UFA
2027 age 33
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2014-15 ANH 14 3 0 3 0.21 0 2 1 0 0 18 16.7% 14
2015-16 ANH 79 13 8 21 0.27 -7 33 3 0 1 103 12.6% 54
2016-17 ANH / BUF 34 1 4 5 0.15 0 6 0 0 0 26 3.8% 19
2017-18 BUF 41 2 3 5 0.12 +2 20 0 0 0 28 7.1% 37
2018-19 BUF 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0% 4
2019-20 BUF 82 5 7 12 0.15 -13 28 2 0 0 89 5.6% 69
2020-21 ANH / BUF 78 7 12 19 0.24 -3 4 0 0 0 153 4.6% 73
2021-22 BUF 80 10 13 23 0.29 +6 27 2 0 0 158 6.3% 55
2022-23 BUF 82 6 12 18 0.22 -1 12 2 0 0 99 6.1% 33
2023-24 COL 82 15 25 40 0.49 -36 20 1 5 0 156 9.6% 87
2024-25 CLB 82 4 6 10 0.12 -14 36 0 0 0 59 6.8% 98
2025-26 BUF 82 5 4 9 0.11 -12 35 0 0 0 43 11.6% 44
CAREER 12 yrs 737 71 94 165 0.22 -78 223 11 5 1 -- 7.6% 587
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2015-16 ANH 5 2 1 3 0.60 +2 5 0 0 0 9 22.2% 5
2018-19 BUF 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0% 2
2019-20 BUF 23 1 2 3 0.13 0 9 0 0 0 22 4.5% 15
2020-21 BUF 7 0 1 1 0.14 -3 2 0 0 0 12 0.0% 5
2021-22 BUF 7 3 1 4 0.57 +1 5 0 0 0 9 33.3% 4
2022-23 BUF 7 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0% 0
CAREER 6 app. 55 6 5 11 0.20 0 21 0 0 0 -- 9.7% 31
2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 TBL 74 9 11 20 1 31 2 0 0 89 14:46
On Pace - 82 10 12 22 1 34 2 0 0 99 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2013-14 BUF 70 8 14 22 0.31 -6 14 1 0 0 7.0% 15:19
2014-15 BUF 61 15 15 30 0.49 -16 25 1 1 4 13.0% 19:05
2015-16 BUF 71 7 11 18 0.25 0 20 1 1 2 6.4% 15:02
2016-17 BUF 75 7 9 16 0.21 -7 18 0 0 0 6.3% 13:10
2017-18 BUF 71 7 8 15 0.21 -12 26 0 0 0 6.2% 13:43
2018-19 BUF 72 5 13 18 0.25 -11 17 0 0 0 6.4% 13:37
2019-20 BUF 69 12 7 19 0.28 -1 10 1 0 0 14.1% 13:48
2021-22 BUF 56 10 8 18 0.32 -7 27 1 3 4 10.9% 14:47
2022-23 BUF 80 10 8 18 0.23 -5 14 0 0 1 8.8% 12:59
2023-24 BUF 63 8 6 14 0.22 -1 21 3 0 0 11.0% 11:51
2024-25 TBL 82 2 4 6 0.07 -7 47 1 0 0 2.4% 11:40
2025-26 TBL 74 9 11 20 0.27 1 31 2 0 0 10.1% 14:46
Career NHL 844 100 114 214 0.25 -72 270 11 5 11 8.5% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2014-15 20 C ANH 78 45 87 72 70 58 63 64 56 63 60 71 64 52 45 63
2015-16 21 C ANH 70 44 85 74 70 75 67 71 62 62 68 74 73 54 46 66
2016-17 22 C BUF 83 45 90 83 71 63 83 68 60 62 59 76 50 62 62 67
2017-18 23 C BUF 81 44 91 83 71 64 90 57 74 61 59 70 85 65 65 66
2018-19 24 C BUF 84 45 88 83 71 66 90 61 38 60 59 75 59 67 67 66
2019-20 25 C BUF 85 55 91 79 77 66 89 62 39 64 58 90 59 67 67 68
2020-21 26 C BUF 81 45 95 79 76 66 88 61 40 60 70 85 59 69 69 68
2021-22 27 C BUF 81 45 95 79 76 66 88 61 40 60 70 85 59 69 69 68
2022-23 28 C BUF 79 56 85 74 78 68 57 67 67 62 71 80 25 73 73 67
2023-24 29 C COL 77 44 93 74 78 64 85 61 50 60 64 77 25 75 75 66
2024-25 30 C CLB 87 56 89 74 78 61 89 63 54 60 64 70 25 77 77 65
2025-26 31 C BUF 86 86 83 79 75 59 99 60 47 55 55 76 59 79 79 66
2026-27 32 C-L-R BUF 91 56 87 79 75 68 93 62 51 62 62 81 59 81 82 69
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2014-15 20 C ANH 78 45 87 72 70 58 63 64 56 63 60 71 64 52 45 63
2015-16 21 C ANH −8 −1 −2 +2 · +17 +4 +7 +6 −1 +8 +3 +9 +2 +1 +3
2016-17 22 C BUF +13 +1 +5 +9 +1 −12 +16 −3 −2 · −9 +2 −23 +8 +16 +1
2017-18 23 C BUF −2 −1 +1 · · +1 +7 −11 +14 −1 · −6 +35 +3 +3 −1
2018-19 24 C BUF +3 +1 −3 · · +2 · +4 −36 −1 · +5 −26 +2 +2 ·
2019-20 25 C BUF +1 +10 +3 −4 +6 · −1 +1 +1 +4 −1 +15 · · · +2
2020-21 26 C BUF −4 −10 +4 · −1 · −1 −1 +1 −4 +12 −5 · +2 +2 ·
2021-22 27 C BUF · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
2022-23 28 C BUF −2 +11 −10 −5 +2 +2 −31 +6 +27 +2 +1 −5 −34 +4 +4 −1
2023-24 29 C COL −2 −12 +8 · · −4 +28 −6 −17 −2 −7 −3 · +2 +2 −1
2024-25 30 C CLB +10 +12 −4 · · −3 +4 +2 +4 · · −7 · +2 +2 −1
2025-26 31 C BUF −1 +30 −6 +5 −3 −2 +10 −3 −7 −5 −9 +6 +34 +2 +2 +1
2026-27 32 C-L-R BUF +5 −30 +4 · · +9 −6 +2 +4 +7 +7 +5 · +2 +3 +3
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2014-15 ANH $1,369,167 3 yr 2.0% 20 ELC Rookie
2017-18 BUF $1,375,000 2 yr 1.8% 23 RFA
2019-20 BUF $1,400,000 1 yr 1.7% 25 RFA
2020-21 ANH $1,450,000 1 yr 1.8% 26 RFA
2021-22 BUF $1,725,000 4 yr 2.1% 27 RFA
2025-26 BUF $800,000 2 yr 0.8% 31 UFA CURRENT
2016-17
Dec 13 2016
2016-17
to SABRES
2020-21
Nov 7 2020
2020-21
to DUCKS
  • Zemgus Girgensons 68
Mar 4 2021
2020-21
to SABRES
  • Zemgus Girgensons 68
2023-24
Oct 1 2023
2023-24
to AVALANCHE
2024-25
Jul 12 2024
2024-25
to BLUE JACKETS
  • Zemgus Girgensons 65
to AVALANCHE

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