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Lafferty signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Sabres on Monday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. Scouting Report Skates well and offers plenty of energy, though his offensive skills are limited.
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Mar 6, 1995 · Weight: 205 lbs | 93 kg. Drafted: 113 overall, 2014 round 4 ( PIT) Contract: $2,300,000 over 2 years (Cap hit: $1,150,000) Consistent competitor who averaged 13:15 TOI playing for the Leafs after being acquired in trade from the Chicago Blackhawks in February 2023.
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SAM LAFFERTY Center, Chicago Blackhawks Shoots: Right Age: 27 Height: 6’1″ | 195 lbs. Cap Hit: $1.15 million Term: 1 more season Trade Clauses: No restrictions Stats: 42 GP, 8 goals, 9 assists, 17 points, 14:41 avg TOI Career: 4th season (Pittsburgh, Chicago), 182 GP, 19 goals, 49 points, 12:02 avg TOI
Bottom-six forward, penalty kill contributor. Lafferty brings speed, tenacity and the ability to slide onto either of a team’s penalty killing units. He can hound pucks, create havoc on the penalty kill and finish his checks. Ideally, on a contending team, Lafferty can add valuable depth to their lineup and be a useful player in the Stanley Cup pla...
Lafferty has elite NHL-level speed. With the puck on the rush, he can push defenders back and create space for himself or teammates to enter the zone and create better looks on offense. He isn’t necessarily a natural distributor, so he is better without the puck in transition, but he can use his speed to force weak-side defenders off the blueline a...
One of Lafferty’s biggest drawbacks is a lack of natural awareness. He fails to process danger especially well through the neutral and defensive zones and can get caught puck watching or taking poor angles on puck carriers as they attack the middle of the ice. That leads to higher quality chances against when he can’t use his wheels to recover in t...
Tampa Bay Lightning: The Bolts looked to Chicago last year for depth with inexpensive term in Brandon Hagel. That’s worked out pretty well. Lafferty doesn’t have the talent or impact of Hagel, but...Edmonton Oilers: One of Edmonton’s biggest issues this season has been their penalty kill. There’s no doubt that Lafferty would help in that regard. He also isn’t afraid to bring a physical edge th...Toronto Maple Leafs: We know the GM Kyle Dubas doesn’t like to spend picks on rentals. But with a year remaining for Lafferty, he could add to the Leafs’ lineup and form a solid duo with Alex Kerfo...Boston Bruins: Tomas Nosek should be back in a few weeks, but as insurance, the Bruins have the luxury of adding Lafferty for this year given their cap flexibility. Their cap situation is tight nex...It was only 13 months ago that the Blackhawks acquired Lafferty from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Alex Nylander, when the Hawks were trying to dump his expensive one-way contract. The trade has worked out beautifully for GM Kyle Davidson. Now, with the term remaining on his contract, Davidson has the potential to extract as much as a sec...
Lafferty brings elements that a savvy, complete and veteran team could use on their fourth line. He isn’t perfect, lacking sense and his motor wanes during stretches, but the second year always seems to entice certain teams giving them cost certainty heading into the offseason. His contract coupled with his raw physical ability might make a team ea...
Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Sam Lafferty, 1995-03-06 Hollidaysburg, PA, USA USA. Most recently in the undefined with Buffalo Sabres. Complete player biography and stats.
Statistics of Sam Lafferty, a hockey player from Hollidaysburg, PA born Mar 6 1995 who was active from 2014 to 2024.
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February 2020 – In the latest phase of his up-and-down season (shuttling between the AHL and NHL), Lafferty scored the tying goal just 68 seconds after Washington opened scoring. On the fourth line with Alex Galchenyuk and Anthony Angello, Lafferty rifled a shot over Ilya Samsonov’s shoulder en route to a 4-3 Pittsburgh victory. In addition ...
