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Buffalo Sabres sign Beck Malenstyn to six-year, $17.5 million contract
The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with forward Beck Malenstyn on a six-year deal worth $17.5 million. The contract was completed two days before the player could enter free agency.
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The Buffalo Sabres signed checking-line forward Beck Malenstyn to a six-year, $17.5 million contract on Monday. The average annual value of $2.9 million more than doubles the $1.35 million Malenstyn earned in each of his first two seasons with the team. The agreement came two days before he would have been eligible to become an unrestricted free agent.
role Last season Malenstyn set a Sabres single-season record with 282 hits and ranked second on the team with 75 blocked shots. He also recorded a career-high seven goals and finished with 14 points in 14-point season. The 28-year-old forward spent his first four NHL seasons with another team before being acquired by Buffalo in a 2024 draft-day trade that sent a second-round pick to that club.
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