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C-L-R · Buffalo Sabres Sabres · CAN
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
31 (1995)
Contract
$850,000 × 2yr  NTC
Expires
UFA 2028 · age 33
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
2013 Rd 1 (#12) CLB
Vitals
6'0" · 203 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 86 88th
FG 45 49th
DI 92 84th
SK 77 52nd
ST 73 53rd
EN 52 6th
DU 63 15th
PH 62 27th
FO 84 84th
PA 54 13th
SC 59 28th
DF 73 62nd
PS 25 34th
EX 75 71st
LD 77 69th
OV 64 25th

Contract

Cap hit $0 Salary $850,000
Year 1 of 2
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 33
Clauses NTC

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2015-16 CLB 29 1 6 7 0.24 -4 6 0 0 0 24 4.2% 32
2016-17 NJD 52 4 8 12 0.23 -1 2 1 0 0 72 5.6% 32
2017-18 FLA 53 2 2 4 0.08 -7 24 0 0 0 31 6.5% 31
2018-19 FLA 38 1 4 5 0.13 -8 10 1 0 0 36 2.8% 42
2019-20 FLA 80 8 4 12 0.15 -2 46 0 0 1 79 10.1% 58
2020-21 BOS / DAL 76 7 8 15 0.20 -6 31 0 0 0 90 7.8% 75
2021-22 DAL 78 5 7 12 0.15 -1 21 0 0 0 92 5.4% 40
2022-23 DAL 78 6 4 10 0.13 -6 30 0 0 1 62 9.7% 53
2023-24 DAL 82 2 9 11 0.13 +1 30 0 0 0 42 4.8% 78
2024-25 DAL 82 6 23 29 0.35 -17 38 0 3 0 124 4.8% 164
2025-26 DAL 60 4 7 11 0.18 -14 24 0 3 0 47 8.5% 67
CAREER 11 yrs 708 46 82 128 0.18 -65 262 2 6 2 -- 6.6% 672
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 FLA 4 0 0 0 0.00 -3 0 0 0 0 4 0.0% 0
2020-21 DAL 7 0 0 0 0.00 -2 4 0 0 0 11 0.0% 16
2021-22 DAL 6 0 1 1 0.17 -1 0 0 0 0 8 0.0% 3
2022-23 DAL 6 0 0 0 0.00 -2 2 0 0 0 6 0.0% 5
CAREER 4 app. 23 0 1 1 0.04 -8 6 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 24
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 45 4 2 6 -3 10 1 0 0 30 8:55
On Pace - 82 7 4 11 -5 18 2 0 0 55 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2014-15 OTT 67 6 9 15 0.22 1 14 0 0 0 6.5% 12:54
2015-16 OTT 76 6 14 20 0.26 -1 18 0 1 2 7.7% 13:52
2016-17 OTT 33 0 1 1 0.03 -10 4 0 0 0 0.0% 8:49
2016-17 CGY 4 1 2 3 0.75 2 0 0 0 0 50.0% 11:47
2017-18 CGY 65 2 10 12 0.18 -8 23 1 0 0 3.1% 9:51
2018-19 CGY 1 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 - 4:48
2019-20 BUF 38 5 5 10 0.26 -3 9 0 0 0 15.2% 11:50
2020-21 BUF 33 5 4 9 0.27 -4 0 1 0 0 14.3% 13:37
2020-21 BOS 17 2 2 4 0.24 -2 6 0 0 0 10.0% 12:46
2021-22 BOS 70 8 8 16 0.23 -2 16 0 0 0 8.4% 12:00
2022-23 VAN 45 3 2 5 0.11 -5 14 0 0 0 5.6% 12:10
2022-23 NJD 4 0 0 0 0.00 -1 7 0 0 0 0.0% 9:17
2023-24 NJD 71 7 18 25 0.35 10 44 2 0 0 9.5% 12:23
2024-25 NJD 48 2 3 5 0.10 -6 14 0 0 0 7.4% 10:34
2025-26 EDM 45 4 2 6 0.13 -3 10 1 0 0 13.3% 8:55
Career NHL 617 51 80 131 0.21 -33 179 5 1 2 8.1% -

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
2015-16 20 C CLB 70 42 83 72 69 46 60 60 69 57 56 62 56 52 48 59
2016-17 21 C OTT 81 58 91 77 72 60 89 64 60 64 58 82 25 59 60 66
2017-18 22 C FLA 83 45 96 76 71 53 80 52 47 58 56 64 25 61 62 60
2018-19 23 C FLA 85 55 89 72 72 56 75 58 44 62 56 65 25 64 65 61
2019-20 24 C FLA 76 74 81 72 74 74 77 65 80 59 64 70 61 64 65 64
2020-21 25 C DAL 83 59 91 72 75 61 74 58 84 61 64 83 25 65 66 65
2021-22 26 C DAL 85 45 95 72 70 65 82 58 70 61 66 85 25 67 68 66
2022-23 27 C DAL 92 46 92 80 70 62 86 56 59 60 60 81 25 69 70 66
2023-24 28 C DAL 93 59 87 80 76 62 77 57 72 54 57 78 25 70 72 64
2024-25 29 C DAL 90 60 82 80 76 62 77 64 65 70 59 76 25 72 74 67
2025-26 30 C DAL 87 45 90 84 73 57 65 61 83 56 56 73 25 74 76 64
2026-27 31 C-L-R BUF 86 45 92 77 73 52 63 62 84 54 59 73 25 75 77 64
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2015-16 20 C CLB 70 42 83 72 69 46 60 60 69 57 56 62 56 52 48 59
2016-17 21 C OTT +11 +16 +8 +5 +3 +14 +29 +4 −9 +7 +2 +20 −31 +7 +12 +7
2017-18 22 C FLA +2 −13 +5 −1 −1 −7 −9 −12 −13 −6 −2 −18 · +2 +2 −6
2018-19 23 C FLA +2 +10 −7 −4 +1 +3 −5 +6 −3 +4 · +1 · +3 +3 +1
2019-20 24 C FLA −9 +19 −8 · +2 +18 +2 +7 +36 −3 +8 +5 +36 · · +3
2020-21 25 C DAL +7 −15 +10 · +1 −13 −3 −7 +4 +2 · +13 −36 +1 +1 +1
2021-22 26 C DAL +2 −14 +4 · −5 +4 +8 · −14 · +2 +2 · +2 +2 +1
2022-23 27 C DAL +7 +1 −3 +8 · −3 +4 −2 −11 −1 −6 −4 · +2 +2 ·
2023-24 28 C DAL +1 +13 −5 · +6 · −9 +1 +13 −6 −3 −3 · +1 +2 −2
2024-25 29 C DAL −3 +1 −5 · · · · +7 −7 +16 +2 −2 · +2 +2 +3
2025-26 30 C DAL −3 −15 +8 +4 −3 −5 −12 −3 +18 −14 −3 −3 · +2 +2 −3
2026-27 31 C-L-R BUF −1 · +2 −7 · −5 −2 +1 +1 −2 +3 · · +1 +1 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2015-16 CLB $1,254,166 3 yr 1.8% 20 ELC Rookie
2018-19 FLA $1,200,000 2 yr 1.5% 23 RFA
2020-21 BOS $1,200,000 3 yr 1.5% 25 RFA
2023-24 DAL $1,000,000 3 yr 1.2% 28 RFA
2026-27 BUF $850,000 2 yr 0.8% 31 UFA CURRENT
2016-17
Jul 17 2016
2016-17
to DEVILS
Apr 9 2017
2016-17
to SENATORS
to DEVILS
2017-18
Nov 4 2017
2017-18
to PANTHERS
  • Curtis Lazar 60
to SENATORS
2020-21
Dec 4 2020
2020-21
to BRUINS
  • Curtis Lazar 65
to PANTHERS
Jan 23 2021
2020-21
to STARS
  • Curtis Lazar 65
to BRUINS

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