Sabres avoid arbitration with Reinhart, sign him for $5.2M

Buffalo Sabres avoided arbitration with forward Sam Reinhart, signing him Sunday to a $5.2 million, one-year contract.

Reinhart’s arbitration hearing was scheduled for Tuesday. He put up 50 points on 22 goals and 28 assists in 69 games during coronavirus-shortened season. 2014 second overall draft pick has 255 points in 400 NHL games, all with Sabres, and has played in all of ir games past three seasons.

23-year-old from West Vancouver, British Columbia, ranks second behind Jack Eichel in Sabres points since two became teammates in 2015.

Buffalo has an arbitration hearing scheduled for Monday with goaltender Linus Ullmark and on v. 4 with winger Victor Olofsson.

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