Sabres sign Matt Grzelcyk to one-year deal

Sep 25, 2026, 12:40 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),

On Friday, the Buffalo Sabres announced that the team has signed defenseman Matt Grzelcyk to a one-year contract. The deal will carry a league-minimum cap hit of $850,000 for the 2026-27 season.

Grzelcyk hasn’t participated in any training camp activity over the past week. He was an unrestricted free agent after his one-year, $1 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks expired this past summer, which he earned after being invited to the team’s cap on a professional tryout. His 2025-26 season ended prematurely, as he was put on the shelf after suffering an undisclosed injury in mid-March.

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