BUFFALO, N.Y. — Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb debuted with the Buffalo Sabres in 2011 but he’s come a long way since then.
A long, long way.
“I think I’ve changed as a player,” McNabb said. “I came to Buffalo more as an offensive guy.”
McNabb, who the Knights count on to shut down opponents’ top forwards, apparently fancied himself an offensive force when he was a 20-year-old rookie. He scored the second-most points per game (0.32) in his career during his first season, though it wasn’t enough to keep him in the NHL.
He played 25 games as a rookie, spent the next season in the minors and made only 12 appearances for the Sabres in 2013-14.