5:04 p.m.: Buffalo has confirmed the rumored extension, announcing a two-year, $8MM ($4MM AAV) extension for Greenway. According to PuckPedia, Greenway will have a five-team no-trade clause in both years of the deal.
12:07 p.m.: The Sabres are nearing an agreement on a two-year extension with winger Jordan Greenway, according to PuckPedia and confirmed by Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News. The total value is expected to fall in the $7-8MM range with a cap hit north of $3.5MM.
Greenway was likely going to be traded before Friday’s deadline without an agreement in hand. A pending UFA, the 28-year-old clocked in at No. 22 on The Athletic’s most recent trade board and No. 14 at TSN. There was a mutual desire to extend their relationship, though. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet said over the weekend that talks were underway, and Greenway had publicly expressed interest in sticking in Buffalo.
The Sabres acquired Greenway from the Wild at the 2023 deadline, sending a second-round and fifth-round pick the other way. Buffalo was in playoff contention at the time, at least enough to be conservative buyers, but ended up missing out on a wild-card spot by one point. Greenway was in the first season of a three-year, $3MM AAV extension at the time, but Minnesota was looking to move him to free up cap space after his offensive production fell off a cliff.
The hard-nosed winger hasn’t matched his career-high of 32 points he set in 56 games with the Wild in the shortened 2020-21 season, but he has managed to boost his production from the disastrous 2022-23 campaign that saw him output just 6-5–11 in 62 games. He skated in 67 games for Buffalo last year, averaging a career-high 17:15 per game while scoring 10-18–28. His +11 rating was fourth on the team, while his 65 blocks ranked second among forwards and his 141 hits ranked first. His possession impacts were more mediocre with a 47.9 CF% and 50.3 xGF% at even strength, but they were still among the better showings of his career and he became a fixture on the penalty kill for the first time.
2024-25 hasn’t been as rosy of a campaign for the 6’6″ Greenway. He’s missed most of the season due to injuries, recently returning from a mid-body surgery that sidelined him for over two months. His 3-5–8 scoring line in 26 games has been a little south of his career-average pace, but his possession impacts have blossomed with a 52.4 CF% at even-strength despite seeing more difficult defensive minutes at even strength. Now established as a legitimate top-nine shutdown winger with shorthanded utility even when he’s not scoring, he’ll earn a slight raise to stick around on a Sabres team destined to extend their playoff drought to 14 seasons.
A two-year deal means Greenway will become a UFA upon expiry following the 2026-27 season. 14 of the 23 players on Buffalo’s active roster are now signed through 2025-26.
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Not surprised, Kevyn Adam’s is clueless. BTW,Greenway has NEVER been hard nosed in his career, That’s part of the problem.
Championship moves
Clueless? Very big bottom 6 guy who takes away a lot of passing lanes and his size offers protection for the rest of the roster. Short term contract. Smart move. Sabres are the youngest team in hockey. Patience. That Tage hit happened when Greenway was on the IL.
Greenway averages under 20 points per season, And under 40 PIMs.
PIM doesn’t equate to making a presence felt.
Greenway gets two years at 4 million per. OMG!!! This guy is a wet floor sign, Clearly, Kevyn Adams has neurological issues.
It’s fine, not really anything to feel anything about. Short term. Useful player. Not what they really need in order to get better, but that’s not currently on their team either.
I don’t have a issue with the signing at all. Sabres need to be patient with this core.
Greenway has a good agent.
This. This is EXACTLY why the Sabres have been awful and will be awful forever. $4 million a year for a guy who’s only played 110 games in 3-seasons? He’s always and when he’s healthy he’s completely useless. He doesn’t score and he’s a big dude who has zero edge to his game. He just hovers around out there and watches the play. I will say though, he has one hell of an agent. This alone should be enough to get Kevyn Adams fired but he won’t. The Pegula’s can’t figure hockey out.
It’s almost like Adams “takes care” of Terrys “needs” or Kim’s “needs if you catch what I’m slinging. It’s crazy he’s lasted this long. Hoping he really doesn’t do much else of anything this deadline and MAYBE JUST MAYBE Terry ousts the clown and lets a new person blowup the doll…..err I mean roster. Sure they’re young but flawed. Not enough defensive minded players on the team (offensive defenseman dont play much defense). Goaltending is a disaster that nothing else really anyone can fix. Gotta hope UPL or Levi get their heads on straight next year.