The depth of the Buffalo Sabres with their AHL club has undergone a significant upheaval this summer, with a number of mainstays departing the organization. The latest change is that veteran winger Brett Murray will not be re-signed. Bill Hoppe of Buffalo Hockey Beat reports that Sabres Asst. GM Jason Karmanos informed the agent for the 27-year-old winger that he will not be brought back after six seasons with the Rochester Americans.
Murray was a fourth-round pick of the Sabres in 2016, who saw brief stints in Buffalo over four seasons and scored six points (2 goals, 4 assists) in 26 NHL games. In 325 games with the Amerks, the Bolton, ON native registered 206 points (100 goals, 106 assists), and 17 points (8 goals, 9 assists) in 34 playoff games.
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The departure of Murray marks the fourth of Rochester’s six leading scorers to not be re-signed. Winger Lukas Rousek signed with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League, defenseman Kale Clague signed a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets, and team captain Mason Jobst is still an unrestricted free agent.
The decision could be a move towards giving younger players such as Isak Rosen, Noah Ostlund, and Konsta Helenius an opportunity to assume a leadership role in the AHL and also mix up the chemistry in Rochester. The Sabres added undrafted 22-year-old NCAA free agent Tyler Kopff on a two-year, entry-level contract in March, and signed veteran AHLers Jake Leschyshyn, Carson Meyer, and Mason Geersten in July.
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