Sabres sign Montour to 1-year contract

Defenseman tallied 18 points last season

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By Jourdon LaBarber
@jourdonlabarber Sabres.com

The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed defenseman Brandon Montour to a one-year contract worth $3.85 million, the team announced Saturday.

Montour, 26, tallied 18 points (5+13) in 54 games last season. Since making his Sabres debut on Feb. 26, 2019, he leads all Sabres defensemen with eight goals and a plus-9 rating. He ranks third amongst team defensemen in points (28) and second in average ice time (20:07) in that time frame.
The Brantford, Ont. native has totaled 91 points (24+67) in 243 regular-season games during a four-year career with Anaheim and Buffalo.

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