Mattias Samuelsson signed a seven-year, $30 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. It has an average annual value of $4.29 million.
The 22-year-old defenseman had 10 assists in 42 games for the Sabres last season. He averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game, fourth on the Sabres behind defensemen Rasmus Dahlin (24:01), Owen Power (22:05) and Henri Jokiharju (21:53).
Samuelsson is in the final season of a three-year, entry level contract he signed March 25, 2020, and could have become a restricted free agent after the season.
A second-round pick (No. 32) by the Sabres in the 2018 NHL Draft, Samuelsson has 12 assists in 54 games with Buffalo.
“I’ve taken huge jumps,” Samuelsson said in May. “Personally, I think just being up here (with the Sabres) for however many games it was, the style of play, we play with no hesitation. I think it allows you to develop and just play on instincts rather than thinking so much of systems or details or anything like that. I think I’ve grown a lot as a player this year and can carry that over into next year training camp, and just keep going.”
The Sabres on Wednesday also signed coach Don Granato to a multiyear extension.
Buffalo opens the regular season against the Ottawa Senators at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; MSG-B, TSN5, RDS, ESPN+, SN NOW).
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