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History Lesson! Buffalo Sabres 3 worst contracts since 2010

By Sion Fawkes

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 24: Christian Ehrhoff #10 of the Buffalo Sabres warms up to play the Detroit Red Wings at First Niagara Center on November 24, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Jen Fuller/Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 24: Christian Ehrhoff #10 of the Buffalo Sabres warms up to play the Detroit Red Wings at First Niagara Center on November 24, 2013 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Jen Fuller/Getty Images) /
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VANCOUVER, BC – JANUARY 30: Cody Hodgson #19 of the Buffalo Sabres skates in the pre-game skate prior to NHL action against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, BC, on January, 30, 2015 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) /

Cody Hodgson, C

Sigh…what a debacle this one was. The Buffalo Sabres landed the then-rookie Hodgson on February 27th, 2012. Hodgson, who won Rookie of the Month just a month prior in January, also finished eighth for the Calder Trophy.

The next season, Hodgson enjoyed a solid yet unspectacular outing, scoring 34 points, 15 goals, and 19 assists in 48 contests. He logged his first 20-goal season a year later in 2013-14. And in September of that year, the Sabres signed Hodgson to a six-year, $25.5 million contract with an AAV of $4.25 million.

Currently, there are two Buffalo Sabres forwards who I truly believe will evolve into annual stars – Tage Thompson and Victor Olofsson. The Hodgson contract fiasco is one reason I’m heavily pushing for a bridge deal for Thompson – roughly a two-year deal worth between $5 and $6 million as opposed to what Hodgson got. The two-year bridge is also something that Olofsson signed.

This is important to mention, considering Hodgson’s fall from grace in 2014-15, in which he scored a paltry 13 points, six goals, and seven assists in 78 contests. Once again, these are numbers Casey Mittelstadt can pull off in his sleep.

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And once again, another buyout, this one occurring in June 2015. On July 1st of that season, Hodgson ended up signing with the Nashville Predators on a one-year prove-it deal. He played in just 39 contests, scoring eight points, three goals, and five assists. He ended up retiring on October 3rd, 2016, at the age of 26.

Article Source: The Best and Worst of Sabres Free Agency by Ryan Wolfe

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