The Buffalo Sabres have acquired forward Wayne Simmonds from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2021.
Simmonds, 31, has 24 points (8+16) while averaging 15:11 in 61 games with the Devils this season. He’s tallied five points (3+2) in his last eight games.
The Scarborough, Ontario native was selected by Philadelphia in the second-round pick of the 2007 NHL Draft. Simmonds has played 902 regular-season games over 12 seasons and 44 more in the playoffs. He’s scored 20 or more goals six times, most recently in 2017-18.
The Buffalo Sabres have acquired forward Wayne Simmonds from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. pic.twitter.com/wNy3cReg9G
— Sabres PR (@SabresPR) February 24, 2020
Simmonds confirmed he waived his no-trade clause https://t.co/QLqTjxnAL3
— Dan Fetes (@danfetes) February 24, 2020
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