Sabres re-sign Montour to 1-year, $3.85M deal

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

Montour, 26, recorded 18 points in 54 games this past season, his first full year in Buffalo after being acquired from the Anaheim Ducks in February 2019.

His eight goals scored since Montour's team debut tops all Sabres defensemen over that span.

The Sabres announced Wednesday that Montour was among six of their restricted free agents who had been tendered a qualifying offer, allowing the club to match any other offers for the blue-liner, or at least receive draft-pick compensation if he signed an offer sheet elsewhere.

The Ducks selected Montour in the second round (55th overall) in 2014. He's tallied 91 points over 243 games across four NHL seasons.