Gerbe, 30, registered 58 goals and 80 assists for 138 points and 172 penalty minutes in 394 career NHL games with the Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes from 2008-16 and added 3-1-4 in nine Stanley Cup playoff contests. He posted four seasons of 25 or more points, including setting career highs in goals and points with 16-15-31 in 64 contests with Buffalo in 2010-11. The forward later tied his career high in goals and points with 16-15-31 in a career-high 81 games with Carolina in 2014-15. He most recently recorded 3-4-7 and 14 penalty minutes in 47 games with the Hurricanes in 2015-16.
The Oxford, Michigan native has spent the past two campaigns with Genève-Servette HC in the Swiss League, posting 13-22-35 and 107 penalty minutes in 38 games. He has recorded 2-5-7 and 85 penalty minutes in 19 games with Genève-Servette HC this season.
The 5-4, 176-pound forward has also notched 41-53-94 and 109 penalty minutes in 101 career AHL games with the Portland Pirates from 2008-10. Originally drafted by the Sabres in the fifth round, 142nd overall, in the 2005 NHL Draft, he finished his collegiate career with 71-62-133, 216 penalty minutes and a +43 plus/minus rating in 123 career games at Boston College from 2005-08. He helped the Eagles win a National Championship and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award for top collegiate hockey player in 2007-08 after leading the NCAA in goals and points with 35-33-68 in 43 games.
