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McCormick isn’t going to be riding the bus with the Rochester Americans with the new contract he just signed – and he will likely be a very vocal individual for the young rebuilding Sabres.
Tim Murray doesn’t need him on the ice for that – he just needs the voice in the Buffalo Sabres locker room.
Puck Prose
Cody McCormick is going to be your “enforcer”. Not so much in the fact that he will deter guys from taking liberties with your younger prospects like John Scott’s presence, but what he will do is not shy away from dropping the gloves with anyone that might get a little too close to Sam Reinhart and company.
He can put the puck in the net, he has 20 goals on his career that spans 372 NHL games with the Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild, and Colorado Avalanche – so the ability is there.
He isn’t often suspended, but has been in the past, so other centers will be able to fill in with this role as well, filling in time on the fourth line when McCormick can’t go.