Zemgus Girgensons signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract to stay with the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old forward could have become an unrestricted free agent July 1 and is the longest-tenured member of the Sabres with 625 games played over 10 seasons. He had 18 points (10 goals, eight assists) in 80 games this season to help Buffalo (42-33-7) improve by 16 points from 2021-22 despite missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.
The Sabres finished one point behind the Florida Panthers for the second wild card from the Eastern Conference.
“Definitely with what the team has here and the steps it’s taken, I definitely would like to be a part of this,” Girgensons said April 15.
Selected by Buffalo in the first round (No. 14) of the 2012 NHL Draft, Girgensons has 174 points (81 goals, 93 assists) in his NHL career.
“Zemgus is, I would call it, a quiet leader, goes about his business but cares about his teammates and teammates care about him,” Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams said April 19. “He’s literally the same every game. There’s very little drop off [or] ups and downs with him.”
Sabres captain Kyle Okposo signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract May 24.
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