The Sabres and Rangers have exchanged depth skaters with NHL expertise. Defenseman Erik Brännström is headed to Buffalo, whereas winger Nicolas Aubé-Kubel goes to New York, per Chris Johnston of TSN and The Athletic.
Though it’s formally a swap of AHL expertise, each gamers have appreciable expertise within the NHL. Neither participant had a future with their respective golf equipment, and each groups wanted depth at their respective positions.
Aubé-Kubel joins the sixth group of his profession after clearing waivers in late January. The underside-six winger signed a one-year, $1.5M contract in Buffalo final offseason– a deal that hasn’t labored out for both facet. Aubé-Kubel will end his Sabres’ tenure with one purpose and one help in 19 video games, averaging 9:32 of ice time per sport, the bottom of his profession because the 2018-19 season.
In the meantime, Brännström has been moved for the third time this season. The previous fifteenth general decide of the 2017 NHL Draft and the headlining participant within the Vegas Golden Knights’ acquisition of Mark Stone in 2019 signed a one-year, $900K contract with the Colorado Avalanche after being non-tendered by the Ottawa Senators.
Earlier than ever suiting up with the Avalanche, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks shortly earlier than the beginning of the 2024-25 marketing campaign. He was utilized in a flex function between the NHL and AHL for the primary half of the season, scoring three targets and 5 assists in 28 video games for the Canucks, and two targets and 12 factors in eight video games for his or her AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks.
Brännström was included within the commerce that despatched J.T. Miller again to the New York Rangers in January. With out having ever suited up for the Rangers, he’ll end his keep within the group with one purpose and 4 factors in six video games for his or her AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. Loads of roster strikes will occur over the following 24 hours, and these gamers might discover themselves again within the NHL after it’s all mentioned and carried out.
PHR’s Brennan McClain contributed to this text.
