New Buffalo Sabres head coach Phil Housley wants to ice an aggressive, fast team.
Even so, it’s interesting to see that the Sabres are also becoming a beefier bunch. That continued on Wednesday, as the Sabres claimed Jordan Nolan off of waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.
Nolan, 28, isn’t expected to carry much of a scoring workload. His career-high for points is 10, and he’s only managed that feat once.
Still, he has experience, and Nolan only costs the Sabres a roster spot. Even if you’re not particularly moved by the addition, there isn’t really a ton of risk involved.
#Sabres claim F Jordan Nolan from the #Kings. Buffalo currently has a projected cap space of $5.97M and a roster of 24 (roster limit is 23) pic.twitter.com/g09QM5w8is
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) September 27, 2017
Again, with Tyler Ennis and others out of town, there’s at least a subtle trend toward getting bigger in Buffalo.