Sabres Re-Sign All-Rookie Forward Victor Olofsson

Buffalo Sabres' right wing Victor Olofsson in 2019. Photo by Kostas Lymperopoulos/CSM/Shutterstock (10455859y)

Buffalo Sabres will get to keep another of their promising players from hitting the open market. After previously avoiding arbitration hearing with center Sam Reinhart and goalie Linus Ullmark, Sabres have now managed to do the same with All-Rookie forward Victor Olofsson.

The team confirmed on Thursday that they have locked Olofsson to a new two-year deal that comes with an average annual value of $3.05 million.

Olofsson warranted a new deal with an impressive outing in the 2019/20 NHL season in which he was selected in the NHL All-Rookie team and came up seventh in Rookie of the Year voting.

The 25-year-old player finished the campaign with 20 goals and 22 assists for a total of 42 points. This was the third-best total among all Sabres players even though he was limited to 54 games due to a lower-body injury.

This earned him praise from his teammates, with Sabres captain Jack Eichel saying Olofsson is “bound to have success”.

“I think his work ethic and his dedication to hockey is probably the thing that jumps out the most,” said Eichel.

The new deal is a big success for Victor Olofsson and a confirmation of his hard work. He had a long road to NHL, being selected by Buffalo Sabres in 2014 but having to wait until last year for his debut with the organization.

Still, once Olofsson got the chance, he used the most of it, and now both he and Sabres seem to be heading to a bright future together.