Next up in our 2022 Buffalo Sabres player report cards is defenseman Will Butcher.
Total Season Stats: 37 GP | 2 G | 6 A | 8 PTS
Age: 27
Contract Status: Signed through to 2021-22 at $3.733 million, UFA this summer
There was a ‘last-chance saloon’ feel to this trade last summer when the New Jersey Devils shipped off Butcher along with a fifth-round pick to Buffalo for future considerations. His performance this season showed that the Devils were right to give up on him.