Sabres Sign Rugged Forward to Extension

The Buffalo Sabres have signed a gritty forward to a contract extension.
Nov 5, 2024; Buffalo, New York, USA;  Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) and Buffalo Sabres left wing Jordan Greenway (12) fight during the first period at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images
Nov 5, 2024; Buffalo, New York, USA; Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) and Buffalo Sabres left wing Jordan Greenway (12) fight during the first period at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images | Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images

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Despite the Buffalo Sabres likely trading away multiple players ahead of the upcoming NHL trade deadline, they’re also identifying a key piece of their lineup to keep around. First referenced by TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, the Sabres are signing forward Jordan Greenway to a two-year contract extension.

According to PuckPedia, the Sabres have penned Greenway to a two-year extension worth $4 million annually. Currently playing in the last year of his deal, the $4 million salary cap hit will be a $1 million raise from his current salary.

Greenway joined the Sabres ahead of the trade deadline during the 2022-23 season when the Minnesota Wild sent him to Buffalo for a couple of draft picks.

Since arriving in Buffalo, Greenway has played 110 games with the Sabres and has left a mark in his own way. Not known for offensive abilities, Greenway makes a difference as a big body on the ice.

Standing at six-foot-six and 231 pounds, Greenway is big player and knows it. He has 80 hits in 26 games this season and 727 over his 427-game career.

Between the Wild and Sabres, Greenway has 55 goals and 104 assists for 159 total points and 310 penalty minutes.

A mid-season surgery has held Greenway to just 26 games this season, where he has picked up eight total points (3G-5A).

The Sabres have seen a number of their young players be linked to trades around the league, but they’ve solidified that the 28-year-old Greenway isn’t going anywhere.

With a 24-30-6 record, the Sabres had higher expectations heading into the 2024-25 season, but are hurdling toward their 14th straight season without a playoff berth.

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Nick Horwat
NICK HORWAT

Nick Horwat is a contributor with Breakaway On SI. He was previously a credentialed reporter for The Hockey News covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A Pittsburgh native, Nick graduated from Point Park University and started reporting on news and sports with KDKA Radio and 93.7 The Fan. After hosting a Penguins talk radio show in college, he morphed the show into a podcast. The Tip of the Ice-Burgh Podcast has been a leading Penguins podcast since 2019. Follow him on Twitter @NickHorwat41.