The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Jordan Greenway to a two-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $4 million, the team announced Wednesday.
The versatile, 6’6”, 231 lb. winger will now be with Buffalo through the 2026-2027 season.
The 28-year-old is in his third year with the Sabres. He has 8 points in 26 games this season, and is among the team's top penalty killers.
He was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.
The NHL trade deadline is 3 p.m. Friday.
Tyler Kopff is a 21-year-old who signed a two-year entry-level contract fresh off his sophomore season at Brown University.
Weighing heavily on Ruff in the closing weeks of his first season back in Buffalo was the disappointment of falling well short of his objective.
The Sabres continue their role as playoff spoilers two days after a 5-3 win at the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets.
The roster of the Rochester Americans is comprised of players from around the globe, including a Swedish former first round pick, Erik Brännström.
JJ Peterka scored and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 17 shots for Buffalo, which lost its second straight game and is 3-8-1 in its past 12 outings.
JJ Peterka scored for the Sabres in his return to the lineup after missing three games, Ryan McLeod also scored and James Reimer had 27 saves.
