The Buffalo Sabres have announced that defender Matt Hunwick is not expected to play in the 2019-20 season.
General manager Jason Botterill indicated that continued medical evaluations have found Hunwick unable to perform due to a neck condition.
The journeyman blueliner came to Buffalo after a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 14 games for the Sabres in the 2018-19 season, putting two assists on the stat sheet. He played two games for the Rochester Americans, in which he was a plus-2.
It seems likely that Hunwick has played his final NHL game.